Don't Give Me Up Tonight

By WoundsLikeStars

Slowly, you creep into my focus
And focus is all I can do
Do what you will, but do it with feeling
And please ignore my addiction to you

You're so present, I forget my past
And what it's done to me
I'm so ready to be your disease
That you crave, you desire, you need

So bear with me, my only
Don't give me up tonight
Would you die with me, my darling,
If it would bring us life?

My head is a castle; your voice, the door
But do you dwell inside?
I've never been the begging kind
But begging just feels right

If it'll bring me just one moment's rest
Then I will live here on my knees
And I'll wait for your eyes to invite me in
And your arms to let me breathe

So bear with me, my only
Don't give me up tonight
Would you die with me, my darling,
If it would bring us life?

I'm a slave to what I know
And I know you all to well
I'm a prisoner to your words
Just clinging to my cell

So bear with me, my only
Don't give me up tonight
Would you die with me, my darling,
If it would bring us life?

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Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Filed under: "Love" and "Lyrics"

Author's Note:

Lyrics to a song I wrote a while back. One of my favorites to sing.

Comments on "Don't Give Me Up Tonight"

On Sunday, June 14, 2015, FireAsylum (19) wrote:

"I've never been the begging kind, but begging just feels right" loved it. Great write!
On Saturday, March 30, 2013, ScarletButterfly (22) wrote:

I love this. Would love to hear this.
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, whisperingwalls (210) wrote:

This is great man. Loved the poignant questions, the chorus hits perfectly, I can picture it... Your metaphors.. clinging in your cell.. your head as a castle... Also loved the pun with focus at the beginning, it drew me in. Great song
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, WoundsLikeStars (54) wrote:

Thank you so much. I don't think one can be in love without asking oneself inane questions. I just tried to capture the strangeness of my own questions.
A former member wrote: what really hit me in the heart was the lines "would you die with me, my darling, if it would bring us life?" you are a genius, creating a work of art.. am i mistaken or are you the new Da Vinci or Michael Angelo?
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, WoundsLikeStars (54) wrote:

This is so kind, I don't even know how to respond. Thank you so much for commenting. It means the world to me that anything that spills out of me actually means something to someone else.
On Tuesday, November 15, 2011, Devilish (2633) wrote:

I wish I could literaly here you saying them.. Damn.. It amazes me sometimes and I wonder where does it come from? .. I mean Where do the natural born skills launch ... I love it...
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, WoundsLikeStars (54) wrote:

One of these days, when I feel much, much, much braver...I'll post a link to the actual recorded version of the song. You'd probably be surprised that it's actually a Motown sounding song. I didn't plan that, it just came out that way.