Please go mercifully to sleep Into a dream so much less bleak Another world keeps you entranced A battered mind at last relaxed I lie awake, a bridge between Your cold hard world and peaceful dream Can't watch you rise up once again To face this world of suffering Each night inspires These dark desires Beneath a veil, your smile betrays What your conscience dares not say The truth is not just physical It dwells amongst the beautiful May steady hand do right by you I'll bear this burden for us two With one last breath I set you free May you dream eternally