Hope Stops Breathing

sometimes you gotta let go of the good
to make a little room for a little great
sometimes you gotta do what you know you should
let the hope just suffocate
 
when the hope stops breathing
maybe i’ll stop believing
in a love that won’t come to pass
when the hope starts dying
maybe i’ll stop trying
to turn fiction into fact
 
i always seem to choose
metaphor over reality
but just this once i will refuse
and say i loved you
quite literally
 
there was peace outside your window tonight
but i drew the shade babe, and stayed
so the hope stays alive
and i try with all my might
to get you to come outside with me and play