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I'd prepared myself for waiting for you,
dedicated myself to dreams of a shared future.

Like a blow to the head I realize,
my dreams are hollow.

A life with me isn't the life you want,
that my faith in us is in vain.

I'd have been content to wait forever for you,
the memories of your loving gaze
sustaining me, renewing my determination.

You've moved on, yet I've remained,
trapped among memories and hopes
of a love long since past.

Now I realize that you want a new life,
one separate from me.

Soon you'll become just a number,
one to call on occasion.

I want to be free of you,
as you are so free of me.

I have no right to hold you here with me,
bringing you back to darkness.

You deserve more than I could give,
and you can find it now.

So I'm trying to let you go,
trying to release your hand.

I've held onto you for so long,
it's time to set you free.

I'll always love you,
no matter the distance.

But I'm tired of loving someone who doesn't love me,
that's not something I can do anymore.

I want to move on,
past the pain and broken promises.

Tell me what you see,
the freedom before you,
that is out of reach for me.