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All my life, I'll be waiting by the doorway, but he'll never come through.

You're too good for my help, a walking blasphemy, so I wash my hands of you.

I lost tomorrow, picking and picking at this wound

I know where true power lies, and it doesn't lie in you.

I'm at the end of my rope, waiting to fold

Just to find myself in the chasm of your half-faith

I couldn't maintain the illusion, the strain was too great to  hold

I waited so long to tell you, "I am not your charity case."

All my life, I'll be waiting in the wings, but you'll never see me

All my days, spent on cloud nine, someone burn the reverie.

I held my heart out, till you whipped it black and blue

I know where true power lies, and God knows it's not in you!

I'm at the end of my rope, waiting to fold

Just to find myself in the chasm of your half-faith

I couldn't maintain the illusion, the strain was too great to hold

I waited so long to tell you, "I am not your charity case."

Man, I just go from day to day

You've burned every bridge through

I found my own way out

I know where true power lies, and it isn't in you.

I'm at the end of my rope, all alone

Just to find myself in the chasm of your half-faith

I gave up long ago, when the game grew too old

I waited so long for you to tell me, "I am not your charity case."
:iconnightmarehymn:

Author's Comments

Well, I feel kinda guilty for writing this piece. I don't write or work unless I absolutely have to, and this time, although I did feel like I felt a charge at first, maybe I should have stopped writing? I don't know. I have mixed feelings when I write and force it kinda, and this time, to be honest, I did feel like I was forcing it and lost it a little bit. It's way more literal than anything before. I like the metaphors in my writing, this has some, but not as many as I would like, but what can you do?

Just goes to show you who your real friends are. When you want them to succeed in life, when you push them to go forward with something and not fester in their rooms and wilt away...you come to find out they don't want that push, they want you to leave them alone and if you don't they will hurt you. Bad. So, you learn to say sorry. Not sorry for caring for them or looking out for their best interest, but sorry for getting involved when they didn't want you to care about them in the first place. That's not a real friend though, so you weigh the odds and the odds go in your favor. Leave people who want to be left alone, alone. You work so hard to build this trust, this friendship, but then you come to realize they were probably only being your friend to get something out of you. You become their "charity case" and "pity bag" whenever you need something from them. Then when you want them to do well, even though it's not any of your concern, you begin treating them like a charity case, which is probably pushing them away. Moral of the story, you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. In the end, it leaves you both with a chasm, you're empty because they took so much out of you and you lost that kindness and warmth that you spent on them and they are empty because...well they have always been empty, when you came along they fed off you, when you found out, you stopped it and they are just gonna have to go hungry.

Oh! I also made a piano score to this, you guys should check out noteflight.com and if you ever wanna hear the completed version (I'll be finished soon, but the beginning and middle sound cool, it's in D major), just tell me, I'll link ya! :)

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:icontalon22:
WOAH DUDE. This is impressive. As always very well done. Don't feel guilty about putting how you feel out there in your writing. You seem to express yourself better this way, so never hold back!

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Founding Member of Promethean Props: [link]
:iconnightmarehymn:
Why thank you, kind sir :hug: Yeah, feeling is the whole part and point of the experience, so you're right. Thanks for the fav and as always, the support!

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"I realize what I am now too smart to mention...."

:frail:
:icontalon22:
Yeah man, any time!

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Founding Member of Promethean Props: [link]
:iconhannah-m-bella:
i have sooo many "friends" that fit exactly this profile, and it just irks me to no end :/

this is great - forced or not :D i love how you only write when you feel the need to, i think it's impressive.

yeah, gimme the link! i've never heard any of your music before, and i'm really quite curious!

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If you wanna make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself and make a change <3

~Man In The Mirror ~M.J.


my other site~ [link]
:iconnightmarehymn:
Yeah, I finally had the feeling, I have no "real" solid friends. I've never had that. I've never been able to truly surround myself with true positive people, people who didn't reek of negativity, people who didn't want me to drown with them.

I still have that forced feeling, but I appreciate it a lot.

[link] follow the link, press the play button at the bottom. Thanks!

--
"I realize what I am now too smart to mention...."

:frail:
:iconhannah-m-bella:
oh...that's depresing, but i guess it's crucial to realize so you're not taken advantage of...

i'll be your friend ;D

*corny*

hrm, i pressed the play button but it only played like, a couple notes and then it stopped? is there something i'm doing wrong?

--
If you wanna make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself and make a change <3

~Man In The Mirror ~M.J.


my other site~ [link]
:iconnightmarehymn:
I guess so.

Those words alone make me feel all the better :D

You just press the play button and sit back and hear. Try it once more, I don't think you're doing anything wrong, maybe it just stopped by the cursor, mine did that one time lol. Try it once more then tell me.

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"I realize what I am now too smart to mention...."

:frail:
:iconhannah-m-bella:
aww :hug: ! yay for making you feel better :meow:

i think i AM doing it wrong, cause it only plays a few notes and then stops O.o??

--
If you wanna make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself and make a change <3

~Man In The Mirror ~M.J.


my other site~ [link]

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