Chimes in the Night

I wanna hold you,

Like I hold my mother while she weeps,

Whispering softly in your ear.

And there indentations

In your tongue from clenching teeth,

Never unwrenched.

So I'll share the silence with you.

Ooo

I can feel those shackles

That you gather at your feet,

Sounding like chimes in the night.

And I know those knots,

They swarm and caught your insides tight,

Twisting and curling and encircling you.

I know there's nothing I can say

To close those wounds up tight,

Nothing I can do to mend those scars.

But I feel if I hold you close

Enough to share the weight,

You will find freedom,

And a reason to change.