Dry As Sand

So your heart is inside out All your friends have let you down Love slipped out the door without a sound With every new promise, there lies a deeper doubt You think you see it coming, but it turns before it can find you You stare at what you want for so long, it's starting to blind you Dark as night and dry as sand The meaning filters right through your hands And silence is your dearest friend With every new beginning, there comes a faster end You think you see it coming, but it turns before it can find you You stare at what you want for so long, it's starting to blind you I can't tell you what you're fighting for I can only tell you what I see I wish that I could say it well Like it felt to watch the evening fall on your face Your beautiful face Time and sorrow burn the fuse You patch the hole with water and it seeps right through What on earth has been holding you? This time around you just needed proof