Watch Over You
Leaves are on the ground
Fall has come
Blue skies turning grey
Like my love
I tried to carry you
And make you whole
But it was never enough
I must go
[Chorus:]
Who is gonna save you
When I’m gone?
And who’ll watch over you
When I’m gone?
You say you care for me
But hide it well
How can you love someone
And not yourself?
[Chorus]
And when I’m gone
Who will break your fall?
Who will you blame?
I can’t go on
And let you lose it all
It’s more than I can take
Who’ll ease your pain?
Ease your pain
[Chorus:]
Who is gonna save you when I’m gone?
Who’ll watch over you?
Who will give you strength when you’re not strong.
Who’ll watch over you when I’ve gone away?
Snow is on the ground
Winters come
You long to hear my voice
But I’m long gone
-Alter Bridge-
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This song speaks to me on such a deep level. I heard it because a dear friend of mine played it for me one day and informed me this was exactly how he feels about me… exactly a large part of why he loves me. It was very sweet. Unfortunately, it is also exactly how I feel about my estranged husband. I know that probably seems wrong… to take something someone used to express love for you and apply it to the exactly wrong person, but it’s truthful. And, to be honest, I can’t think of anything more fitting to describe how I feel about the former S.O.
For whatever reason, misguided or otherwise, I feel like I have to be his savior… like I have to be the one to watch over him. I feel like I am all he has and that by finally cutting all ties to him I am giving up on him and leaving him out in the cold to wither away. And I just can’t do that yet. I can’t be the one who seals his fate.
I sure hope that one day he will find someone more suited to watch over him… and then I can finally listen to this beautiful song and get the joy out of that was intended in its sharing…
