[Verse 1] You're packing bags while I'm packing for the hospital stay Talking 'bout your feelings while she fades away Don't tell me that we're broken, don't tell me we're done I've got a bigger battle, and it's already begun It isn't worth the energy to try and save "us" When I'm sleeping in a chair on a cross-town bus You want to talk about love? You want to talk about needs? I'm watching the strongest woman while she breaks and she bleeds! [Chorus 1] You weren't there when the diagnosis fell! You weren't there for the six months of hell! I needed a partner, I needed a hand But you buried your head in the sinking sand So go ahead and run, yeah, go ahead and flee I'll fight this war without you next to me! You're dead weight, honey, and I'm cutting the ties These are the hardest goodbyes I don't see light in either of your eyes! [Verse 2] October shadows to the April rain The calendar pages are stained with pain Lucid for a minute, she grabbed my shaking hand Made me promise something I didn't understand "Save me," she whispered, looking in my eyes But the cancer moves faster than the long goodbyes Now the room is quiet, the breathing is slow And I have to tell her it's okay to go [Chorus 2] I swore I'd save her, I screamed it at the sky Looked in her eyes and told a desperate lie "I'll fix this, Mom, I won't let you fall" But I've got no power, no power at all! So cut the machines, let the silence appear It’s okay to go, Mom, I’ll take it from here! These are the hardest goodbyes I don't see light in either of your eyes! [Bridge] [Sound FX: Sudden Thunder Crack] [Heavy Drums, Bass build up] Then the sky ripped open, a violent crash! A sudden storm, a lightning flash! Right when the call came that she was gone The universe screamed at the break of dawn It’s a message sent from the great unknown That she arrived safely! She made it home! She’s happy and healthy! She’s finally free! [Instrumental Break - High Energy Drum and Bass] [Chorus 3] You weren't there for the six months of hell! You left me alone to scream and to yell! So go ahead and run, get out of my sight I stayed by her side through the darkest night! I swore I'd save her, I screamed it at the sky "I'll fix this, Mom, I won't let you die!" But I've got no power, no power at all! So cut the machines, let the silence appear You can go now, ex-lover! It’s okay to go, Mom! I’ll take it from here! These are the hardest goodbyes I don't see light in either of your eyes! [Outro] I'll take it from here! [Call and Response] Go to sleep, go to sleep! I'll take it from here! [Call and Response] I promise, I promise! You can let go now. [End]
