Pompeii

Ever since I met you
You saw right through
The wall that I had built
A patchwork quilt
That I had sewn together
A little dreamcatcher
To keep the bad things out
The worry
The disappointment
The heartbreak
But I couldn’t help but move
When I saw you
I clawed my way through
The stitching
Until I was standing bare
Stripped of my defenses
And I didn’t care
If I came out bleeding
If I came out defeated
Because I looked at you
And I knew
That you would be
The beginning or the end of me
And even if you left me in ruins
People would travel the world
To come and stand where we stood
When the bomb went off
When the fire broke loose
Lovers cast in stone
Holding each other as the ashes rained down
They would come to marvel
At one of the wonders of the world
Because true love is rare
When it stuns you
When you weren’t prepared
And people love to see that
They stand breathless before two hearts
Once strangers
Now can barely stand to be apart
Because it simply feels good to feel this way
When your mind never strays
Never thinks of another
Or a way it could be better
Very few in this world have it all
And can hold it in their hands
You’re so precious to me I hope you know
That’s why I hold you so close
You are worth your weight in gold
My heart and my hands are not mine to hold
I hope you know,
I hope you know.

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