Safehaven - Namesake lyrics

Shut your eyes And find solace in a lack of conciousness Forget your pain Forget your days Forget the cancer that's been seeping through your veins Hold my heart, I'll hold your name Though I'll never wear it the same Cause I am weak while you are brave Brave from birth, until the grave In a hospital bed I saw your empty shell And there's nothing I could do But sit and wish you well I don't know if you're still in there Or if there's nothing left But I'll still stay awake at night Until you find rest I know your light is fading But I just don't have the heart To watch the sunset with you To watch you lose your spark I know that you've been suffering Even if you're not aware And I just want you to find comfort Even when I can't be there Promise me that even as your fire burns out I'll always feel your warmth And I promise to think of you on every hard night And every roaring storm I'll always hold a piece of you Where my name and my blood meet And if I can't see you every f**ing day Then I'll see you in my sleep I wish that I was stronger I wish that I could be like you I wish that you'd stay longer And watch your legacy bloom And maybe I'm just selfish To want to keep you from the earth But I know I need to let you go Even if it hurts Goodbye Sleep well you gentle soul And know that I'll look up to you Even when I'm grey and old Just know that every word I ever sing Is sung with you in mind And that your memory won't fade away No matter the pa**age of time