Sleep Through The Rain

I think I am destined to be alone
To live a life of loneliness, painfully in a tone
So drenched in black and white
That no color ever breaks the mold, no sight
Of beauty, or anything pure
Cause I am trapped with myself here
Me and the tree of the dead
Trying not to lose myself, or my head
In an endless tangled mess of a life in misery
I stay quiet too often, perhaps it is the downfall of me
Or perhaps it is the beatings I have taken from love
That leave me hard and cold, and so full of
Defensive tactics to keep myself locked in
Never open up enough to let someone in
No, not again, not ever again can I let
Someone pry me open, snuggle in, and then regret it
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me
I guess I've learned my lesson, so I'm going to let it be
Make like the beatles and set my heart free
From the cage in my chest
And lay my head down to rest
In a world where love does not exist
Or that's what I have to tell myself, to insist
That I am not the reason that I stand by myself
But maybe I am..what should you tell yourself?
When you're down to the wire and your last chance for happiness
Is just to let go of the things you once held in such closeness
To the heart that you thought could not possibly beat again
I guess you just do, you let go and try to begin again
I'm tired of starting over, I'm tired of the pain
I'm just so tired these days, this time I think I'll just sleep through the rain