I can only say these things to you when you're sleeping I hear the hum from the wires and the sounds of the morning creep in I lie awake and pretend you can hear me And you tell me that you're scared that you're turning into your mother I feel myself turning into my father We could lie to each other like they do and say we're so happy It's easy when you're young and you still want it so badly And I feel my heart burning And I think I might scream And I could tell you that you're all I ever wanted, dear Oh, I can utter every word you ever hoped to hear I shudder when I think that I might not be here Forever, forever, forever That night you whispered like a ghost and looked so shaken You were so quiet and small and you tell me you want to be taken I just never think of you as the kind of girl who would say that And you certainly seem like some faceless thing in my grasp Your eyes so wide, your face aglow It's the face of someone I don't know And I could tell you that you're all I've ever wanted, dear I can utter every word you've ever hoped to hear I shudder when I think that I might not be here Forever, forever, forever All I can think is that it must be a kind of rebellion To own your fears like soldiers and slay them I can tell you that you’re all I’ve ever wanted, dear Through the din of your breathing while you’re sleeping here You wake and ask me if I’m gonna be here Forever, forever, forever Your face so twisted and your eyes alight I want to tell you I can change it when you cry at night But I’d be lying Love is defying