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My Friend

from Just 'Cause by Elizabeth Smart

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tell me what do you remember
tell me the story that you know
did you tell yourself that I was weak
did you think that I let go?

that place became my penance
I chose to stay behind
I couldn’t figure out how to tell you
I thought that this would be more kind

‘cause I have seen inside you since the day that we first met
I know how you hold on so tight to things you should forget
and you lay down defenses easy as a line of salt
but you can’t blame yourself for this— this was not your fault

‘cause you can’t save everyone, listen to me
you can’t save everyone, it’s true you see
you can’t save everyone, it’s not your responsibility
I know your tendency to protect and pretend
but you can’t save everyone my friend

I don’t know what you want to hear, Dean
I don’t know what you’d have me do
I may have caused some suffering on Earth
but I destroyed the home I knew

this isn’t something you can fix, Dean
there is no monster here to kill
only the remnants of what I have done
only my fault, only my will

I don’t know what you are afraid of, or why you feel you have to know
will you listen if I beg you, do you hear me saying no?
and if you want the answers, you’ll have to ask somebody else
if I go back to Heaven now, I’m afraid I’ll kill myself

‘cause you can’t save everyone, listen to me
you can’t save everyone, it’s true you see
you can’t save everyone, it’s not your responsibility
I know this isn’t what you would intend
but you can’t save everyone my friend

‘cause you can’t save everyone, listen to me
you can’t save everyone, it’s true you see
you can’t save everyone, it’s not your responsibility
I will try to stand beside you til the enda
but you can’t save everyone my friend

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from Just 'Cause, released February 7, 2013

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