Pity and Fear

I have such envy

For the stranger lying next to me

Who awakes in the night

And slips out into the pre-dawn light

With no words, a clean escape

No promises or messes made

And chalks it all up

To a mistake, mistake, mistake

And there are no tears

Just pity and fear

And a vast ravine

Right in between

A storm at sea

The bow cracked and I was capsizing

And I sunk below

Where I swore I would never go

If you can't stand in place

You can't tell who's walking away

From who remains

Who stays, who stays, who stays

And there are no tears

Just pity and fear

And a vast ravine

Right in between

'Cause there are no tears

Just pity and fear

And I recall

The push more than the fall

The push more than the fall