Sticks and stones break my bones But only you can hurt me You leave a hole in my heart Whenever you desert me I know you've always been So fickle and capricious But I'm still standing steadfast by you after all Close your eyes and tell me are you okay? Through all the troubles of life And all your victories too When you're afraid of the dark I'll be fearless for you 'Cause on the loneliest nights I'll be there right by your side I, more than anything, hate seeing you cry Through the window I see A lovely allegory Of someone stranded and trapped In perfect purgatory Not unlike you and me It's not a happy story Not knowing if we can reach heaven in the end Keep your eyes on the prize 'Cause nothing else will matter When you let go of the past And watch your whole world shatter When on what we rely Is just a rope so tattered We can't afford to look down at the great descent Close your eyes and tell me are you okay? Through all the troubles of life And all your victories too When you're afraid of the dark I'll be fearless for you 'Cause on the loneliest nights I'll be right there by your side I, more than anything, hate seeing you cry When I was feeling alone You held my hand in yours tight Like you were there for me then I'll be there by your side On the most hopeless of nights I will be there with you, too I, more than anything, hate seeing you cry Ooh And so I always will be faithful to you