promises

the idea of you jumpstarted my heart
that beating organ of blood and love
i'd given it all up, i'd had enough
pain to fill 6 lives of mistrust
too many times had i fallen ill
the the wicked witch behind the mask
i had given up, i said "no more"
until i met you, the diamond in my eye
the songs alone couldn't test or try
the love that so holds us, the love that binds
and so i sit and think when i'm alone
about the times and places near and far
trying to imagine life without your touch
and its dark