Alliswell - Heartbeat lyrics

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I 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