Don't you know, br this silence is like fire br slowly peeling layers br off my soul, br uncovering ashes once sheltered br but now scattering br on the cold breeze of your absence. br br I held you closer than ever, br only to feel you shudder, slip, br the fade away. br I guess some things should never br be grasped too tightly, br but within walls of desire br lay shadows of desperation. br br Don't you know br this room feels so much lighter br when you fill the space with careful words, br uncovering reckless laughter. br There's one reason br the air thins without you now, br but I can't quite br catch it.