My parting gift Hold me close, but keep the distance safe Between your pity and my shame I am the emptiness you crave The curse I brought upon myself Bend me like a broken promise, like one of thousands Let the silence be, let the silence be my voice Let me drift away A whisper that's lost between your breath A fleeting pain, a fading echo A distant face you won't remember Let this feeling be my parting gift My parting gift Bend me like a broken promise Like one of thousands Cut the cord, sever the lifeline Devoid of solace Let me drift away A whisper that's lost between your breath A fleeting pain, a fading echo A distant face you won't remember Let this feeling be my parting gift My parting gift My parting gift A shallow grave to contain this shame Unworthy of the soil's embrace To be born, to be shattered, to decay in quiet surrender To be born, to be shattered, to decay Hold me close, but keep the distance Deny your mourning Hold me close, but keep the distance Force yourself to forget