You Will Never Leave Me Alive

You Will Never Leave Me Alive

You will never leave me alive

He whispered through his teeth

His eyes were full of madness

His hands concealed beneath

She stood against the window

The moon upon her face

And knew his words were something

That time could not erase

He told her she belonged to him

In living and in death

And every time she answered

He stole another breath

The darkness filled the bedroom

The clock refused to chime

And every little second

Was borrowed from her time

She thought about the sunshine

The flowers in the spring

The little joys of living

And all that life could bring

He stood between the doorway

And everything she'd known

A man who called it loving

But wanted her alone

She watched his shadow moving

Across the bedroom floor

And wondered if the morning

Would find her there once more

You will never leave me alive

His words began again

But something in her silence

Was stronger than his pain

She moved towards the window

Where night embraced the sky

And knew she had to leave him

If she was to survive

The morning found the curtains

Still moving in the breeze

His threats remained behind her

She'd taken back her peace