Captive

I’ve been running all the numbers in my head

Remembering some things that have been said

Taking stock of every situation that I’ve read

And the indicators amber, green, and red

What if I arrest

This passion in my chest

Hold the notion captive in my head

Maybe she will never frown

If I can’t drag her down

With the anchor tethered to my heart instead

With the anchor tethered to my heart instead

Still some part of me just wants to set it free

To find out what is really meant to be

Let her go and see if maybe she returns to me

Or I’m only seeing what I want to see

Would she put to rest

This great question in my chest

Captivate me with her smile again

Would the yoke be too lopsided?

Would I be a house divided?

If it cannot be, then Lord I understand

If it cannot be, please help me understand

Oh the fullness of my joy

Can never be destroyed

But this isolation’s driving me insane

I could use another friend

Even though my worth does not depend

On a song to break the shackle from the chain

On a song to break the shackle from the chain

If my passion’s gone astray

Please just let it burn away

Take the coal, cleanse my lips and I’ll obey

Take the coal, cleanse me lips and I’ll obey