Secret Garden

I give in
I know now
you are my downfall
the end of my life as I know it
I've run on quicksand
to escape you
found myself in a maze
with/without you
You are my ruin
my ultimatum
between life
and this devastating joy with you
the end of me as I know it
and I'm okay

I give up
I give in
You terrify the living breath out of me
with just one touch
the electricity from your hand to mine
can light up a whole city
give birth to thousands of fireflies
as I wrap my arms around you
and let you drag me down
they circle our heads in the dark
and we smile

I've tried
to live on without you
exhale cold breath that I never wanted
laugh without fire
reach towards others
but then you kiss my shoulder
leave a scar
and there's no fire without burning
no touch on skin without bruising
I can't leave you behind
in this secret garden we created
where you curl your feet around mine
you breathe life into me
and I light up

I can't escape
I give up
I give in
You are my downfall
And there's no one
nowhere I'd rather be
than lying here in the secret garden
with you