Don’t Let Me Lose This Again

There’s a demon inside of me in a place that I just can’t see

There’s a darkness so far from the light that it hurts the eyes to go there

There’s a shackle that I can’t release

There’s an agony that’s ecstasy

There’s a trauma that I can’t get over

There’s a rumor that I just can’t go there

Pushed to pleasure that feels like pain

Standing naked out in the rain

Force the issue or I’ll surely go insane

But whatever you do

Don’t let me lose this again

Put your hand where my heart once was

Feel the absence of my blood

I’m as cold as a winter’s night when all the fires are wounded

Listen careful and you’ll hear me sighing

Touch my hand and you’ll start me crying

Take me in your arms and I’ll lose everything I own

Pushed to pleasure that feels like pain

Standing naked out in the rain

Force the issue or I’ll surely go insane

But whatever you do

Don’t let me lose this again

I try and say that this is not about you

I will admit when you walk through the door

I lose the last few wits I had about me

And no matter how insane it feels

I’m crying out for more

© 1998 Barbara Lee With