Alliswell - Heartbeat lyrics
rate meI hid out for days<br />
In fear of the news, <br />
The doctors bow their heads and say:<br />
"There's nothing more that we can do, <br />
You see the cancer, it has taken her bones, <br />
We'll just have to wait and see, <br />
It's beyond our control."<br />
<br />
The treatments are stretching<br />
Scarce and thin, <br />
While your body is losing the battle<br />
Being fought beneath your skin, <br />
An army of white blood cells<br />
Collectively admits defeat, <br />
Rows and rows in their starch white sheets.<br />
<br />
If I could, I swear I would, <br />
Take your place, though I know you'd never have it<br />
Never have it that way.<br />
Our bodies are scarred with a trace<br />
Of all that has been done, <br />
Yet somehow, hope remains<br />
<br />
Then every holiday<br />
It's just the same routine of:<br />
"take it all in, take it all in<br />
This could be our last time as a family."<br />
<br />
Through the bitter months<br />
Our skin grows numb<br />
You're left lying awake<br />
Waiting for your time to