Outside the world is serene
Lush trees waving in the wind
Children playing and birds chirping
The smell of freshly mown lawns

Inside the chaos that no one sees
The flaming sky and charred ground
Tormented by my echoing thoughts
Enslaved by my heart's desire

My heart is everything
It is what makes me unique
I am just another hopeless romantic
But does that make me weak?

This cruel taskmaster
With the whip leaving its mark
Each lash opening up my feelings
Screaming them out into the dark

I turn my head and look
To identify this torturer
My eyes opening in shock
As I behold a reflection of myself

That evil grin on my face
Knowing the pain that I put myself through
Wishing for things just to go right
To be numb to these feelings

The crack of the whip
Then I scream out "I love her"
The tyrant laughing in my face
Telling me I am not good enough

These chains are branded onto me
Only to be freed by your love
I hang my head down
As the thunderous world echoes in my head

Repeating those words
Again and again to myself
Waiting for the day
That you will come to save me

To hold each other close
So I can tell you to your face
With all the love in my heart
That I love you