Obsession and Irreverence
With utmost diligence
I would die for you
In the shadows I search for your soul
Never disappear from my life
I would forever seek justice that continues to elude me
Even when I’m crying, I doubt you feel a thing
With just a touch I fail to grasp the meaning of me
With a tear and sharp cry
I looked you in the eyes
You looked away from me
When you turned your back
you missed the tears that slowly started streaming
Oh, do you care? Do you care?
My heart is crying out
Ah, can you love? Can you love?
I try but fail to see
Twisted inside I can feel my heart racing
I writhe and burn from your wretched apathy
Deserts are so dry
But you can relate
Too much emotion drains away your empathy
If I cross this path
Into the wilderness
The feeling that I grasp you will not understand
Not being callous
I’m just in distress
You’ve twisted up the feeling
Till it hurts to care about you
When you return, what will it mean?
I’m afraid to ask for fear of
The painful thorns of emotion
Oh, do you care? Do you care?
My heart is crying out
Ah, can you love? Can you love?
I try but fail to see
Twisted inside I can feel my heart racing
I writhe and burn from your wretched apathy
Yes, I can care, I can care
But I feel too slowly
Yes, I can love, I can love
But it’s hard to show you
Now is the time to get the feelings out
But I just can’t take that step
Oh, do you care? Do you care?
My heart is crying out
Ah, can you love? Can you love?
I try but fail to see
Twisted inside I can feel my heart racing
I writhe and burn from your wretched apathy
Yes, I can care, I can care
But I feel too slowly
Yes, I can love, I can love
But it’s hard to show you
Now is the time to get the feelings out
But I just can’t take that step
No, no.
I would die for you
In the shadows I search for your soul
Never disappear from my life
I would forever seek justice that continues to elude me
Even when I’m crying, I doubt you feel a thing
With just a touch I fail to grasp the meaning of me
With a tear and sharp cry
I looked you in the eyes
You looked away from me
When you turned your back
you missed the tears that slowly started streaming
Oh, do you care? Do you care?
My heart is crying out
Ah, can you love? Can you love?
I try but fail to see
Twisted inside I can feel my heart racing
I writhe and burn from your wretched apathy
Deserts are so dry
But you can relate
Too much emotion drains away your empathy
If I cross this path
Into the wilderness
The feeling that I grasp you will not understand
Not being callous
I’m just in distress
You’ve twisted up the feeling
Till it hurts to care about you
When you return, what will it mean?
I’m afraid to ask for fear of
The painful thorns of emotion
Oh, do you care? Do you care?
My heart is crying out
Ah, can you love? Can you love?
I try but fail to see
Twisted inside I can feel my heart racing
I writhe and burn from your wretched apathy
Yes, I can care, I can care
But I feel too slowly
Yes, I can love, I can love
But it’s hard to show you
Now is the time to get the feelings out
But I just can’t take that step
Oh, do you care? Do you care?
My heart is crying out
Ah, can you love? Can you love?
I try but fail to see
Twisted inside I can feel my heart racing
I writhe and burn from your wretched apathy
Yes, I can care, I can care
But I feel too slowly
Yes, I can love, I can love
But it’s hard to show you
Now is the time to get the feelings out
But I just can’t take that step
No, no.
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Tayla Jones is a junior with a pre-major for the School of Nursing. Tayla draws inspiration from music and books, as well as any medium in which she feels a strong emotion.