The Last One

Arms once bent towards me, now caught in hesitation
 Legs once dancing, now wandering in place
 Words once promising, to do, to have, to hold
 What's worth saving, just to watch each other drown
 Am I wrong?
 Oh here we are, here we are, here we are, dear
 Are we near to the end, saving our breath?
 Our histories bound, cold to our chest
 Did I fail you? Did I fail love?
 Here I am stealing the heat from your back
 Still tracing the wall where your shadow was cast
 With every voice whispering to us, "It's not lost! It's not lost! It's not lost!"
 I tried to love you in disguise
 I built an altar to your silence
 I meant to undraw every line
 Wore your loneliness so fondly
 Could you keep the restless still?
 The future stuck inside your throat
 What's worth letting go?
 I can't tell selfishness from love anymore
 Oh here we are, here we are, here we are, dear
 Are we near to the end, straining to hold
 This ghost of a thing, alien being that was once love?
 Is it still love?
 And here I am stealing the cloth from your back
 Still pulling out every thread for a song
 And maybe I'll stay, or maybe I'll hear
 The tiniest voice whispering to me
 "Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!"