It hid beneath a grinning cat
It slept beneath the songs and fat
Of a faraway winter now past

I tried and tried and I tried and tried
But I didn't let go...

It swam into my room while I was asleep
With legs of the moon, it thundered my keep
To live in the back of my heart

I try and try and I try and try
But it never lets go...

The mug on the monitor
The folders in my drawer
The ink blue eyes that melt an eon at a time
Entombed in an abandoned journal

I'm hiding from you because I have no shadow
I'm hiding from you because I stole your youth
I'm losing it all because it stings my spirit

And try as I try and try as I try

I can never let go...