48 - Don't want to miss a thing lyrics

Sweet softness of sleep closes over my beaten body
And leaves me lying still in the darkness of my regrets.
I hold you close, sleeping angel of strength, purity –
My guiding light in the storms of life and love.
You sleep, silently dreaming of the times when we were
Happy, content and at peace with one another and the world.
Now we are butterflies broken on the wheel of misfortune,
And I wait for you to leave me; as you will one day.

I do not hold hopes for our future, I know that it will
End suddenly and without reason and warning.
You will be swept away on a wave of new love and joy,
While I will be left fighting bitterly against the sea of sadness,
Despair and misery that I sail in; my boat is sinking
And I cannot bail out the water fast enough, sharks circle.
Even now, though you lie beside me, soft breaths fill the silence
I am aware of your needs and I cannot meet them.

You stir, gently pulling away from me, turning your back.
I wait, my eyes resting still on you as you lie slumbering,
Unaware of my presence and troubled mind, as always.
You twist gently, pulling your knees to your chest, foetal position,
Defensive and childlike, protecting yourself against the destruction
I will bring to you, as I have brought to those before you.
I know I should sleep; the angels of slumber are pulling at my mind,
But I cannot. You will soon leave and I don’t want to miss a thing.