All I Ever Wanted I can only say these things to you while you're sleeping I hear the hum from the wires and the sounds of the morning creep in I lie awake and pretend you can hear me
And you tell me that you're scared that you're turning into your mother And I feel myself turn into my father We could lie to each other like they do and say we're so happy It's easy when you're young and you still want it so badly
And I feel my heart pounding And I think that I might scream
I can tell you that you're all I ever wanted, dear And I can utter every word you've ever hope to hear But I shudder when I think that I might not be here forever, forever, forever
That night you whispered like a ghost and you looked so shaken You were so quiet and small and you tell me you wanted to be taken I just never think of you as the kind of girl who would say that
And you suddenly seem like some faceless thing in my grasp Your eyes so wide, your face so low It's the face of someone I don't know I can tell you that you're all I ever wanted, dear And I can utter every word you'd ever hope to hear Shudder when I think that I might not be here forever, forever, forever
And all I could think is that it must be a kind of rebellion To arm our fears like soldiers and slay them. I can tell you that you're all I've ever wanted, dear Through the dim while you're breathing, while you're sleeping in here Waken and you ask me if I'm going to be here forever, forever, forever Your face so twisted and your eyes are light I want to tell I can save you when you cry at night But I'd be lying Love is defying