Closer Than Blood

You tense at everything
Already hurt by it
Even if it's harmless
Just in case
You run away
So fast
I can't stop you
And everytime
It tears my heart out
I can't stand to see you hurting
And I want so much to protect you
From myself and the world
But you won't let me
Too used to the way you've done things
For so long

You're so strong
It's like nothing can break you
But I'm the same
And I know better
I know that
You're only so strong
Because you've been broken
The wild spirit I love
Reduced to nothing
Trapped in the cage of society
Where the rules bind you
And bring you down

You need freedom
And the promise
Of love and protection from harm
Forever
I can't promise you that
Because although you and I run from pain
We've also been taught to fight back
Sometimes against each other
When our flight gets too hard
But oh
How I wish I could
Make that promise to you

We've got a bond
Strung together
By our sad habits
Of survival
And you break my walls down
As I do yours
No barrier can come between us
Unless we build it together
And without that
It's almost like
I can sense your thoughts
That mirror my own
Because we're closer than blood

I want so much to stop your pain
And take it upon myself to carry your burdens
Because I love you so much
It hurts
You're closest to my heart
No one else comes close
Although you're flawed
It only makes you more perfect to me

My only wish
Is that you'll find love
For eternity
And someone to protect you
So you won't have to run
Or fight to survive
Because i've tried to
Love you and protect you
But I can't

Because I'm too much like you
Closer than blood