Breathless

Late at night, the phone lights up again
Your voice is trembling on the other end
I listen as you search for what to say
It’s a silence in a endless play

I hear you pace across familiar floors
Building walls and breaking them once more
For you, my shoulders carry
What I can no longer bear
It's getting too heavy
But you don't seem to care
I watch you fight in the quiet night
I feel so torn by that sight
(So torn by that sight)

Each word you speak, I feel it in my chest
I'm here, but I’m struggling like all the rest
I know you need someone to help you stand
But lately, I can barely lift my hands

Your cries in whispers call
The echoes linger they pull me near
I’m standing strong, yet I might just fall
Caught in the tremor of all I fear
Your battle leaves me breathless too
I'm holding space, but barely making it through
Holding space, but barely making it through

Sometimes I wish that I could walk away
Find air to breathe, find words to say
But in your storm, I'll somehow stay
Even as it wears me down
I’d bear the weight, though my strength it bends
Holding on to moments that never seems to end

Morning light breaks through these heavy clouds
Your voice grows stronger, though the pain crowds
Can we find our way through one more day
Is this all we need to know
Is this all we need to say

Your words they ripple, they break the calm
A hurricane hidden in your palm
I catch the storm but I lose my grip
I’m afraid it’s a fragile fight on a sinking ship,…