Witness - Lilly Wolf

You wanted everything perfect

You tried to make it work and it did

I was there to be witness to the moments

Lined up like post-it notes in the fine print

I tried to keep you on the line

The phone rang, the middle of the night

Sleepless and terrified

In my invisible vigil at your bedside

You say that now you’re an actor

Playing a doctor but you’re darker inside

Trying to mend these delicate bones

Negotiating with yourself at the same time

I tried to keep you on the line

The phone rang, the middle of the night

Sleepless and terrified

In my invisible vigil at your bedside

And we lose

The moment here

To our past and future fears

I tried to keep you on the line

The phone rang, the middle of the night

Sleepless and terrified

In my invisible vigil at your bedside