Leave Them Behind

heroes inside of the picture frames

they whisper while you walk by

and if you should ask them

why they all cry

they'll tell you you're leaving them behind

echoes follow down the staircase

and they call to you walking away

and if you should hear them

you'd hear them say

they had all the hopes stacked high for you

and somehow they all tumbled down

I was the decider and heard them too late

and the echoes all faded away

if I had stayed long enough to hear them

I would have heard what they'd say

They said don't, don't, don't

walk away

there are hopes to the sky and don't you dare wonder why

don't, don't don't

don't you forget to pray

there are millions of voices that will never voice thanks if you do

if you do

leave them behind

stupid, stupid, stupid

there were heroes in picture frames

whispering as you walked by

but you never asked them

no, never asked them why

they all cried

echoes followed you down the staircase

and they called to you walking away

but you never heard them

or heard what they said

there were hopes stacked high for you

and they tumbled down behind you

crying

don't, don't, don't

walk away

don't, don't, don't

forget to pray

there are millions of voices that will never voice thanks if you ...

leave them behind

but I was the decider

and stupid, that choice was mine



By Elizabeth Azpurua on 8/29/10