Threshold by Anna Waronker
Inside this life
Under it's spell
I close my eyes
And (1)________ to tell
The hands we're (2)__________ will never disappear
Death she grows near
People change
And instantly
I'm not the same girl
I used to be
I can't erase all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not (3)________ me
Locked up in silence
A living hell
My heart (4)__________ beats
So I bid farewell
The loving hand (5)________ saved me
Held too tight
His darkness weighs on me at night
People change
And instantly
I'm not the (6)________ girl
I (7)________ to be
I can't erase all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not (8)________ me
I never asked or (9)____________ to
You (10)______________ across my threshold
How could you?
Under it's spell
I close my eyes
And (1)________ to tell
The hands we're (2)__________ will never disappear
Death she grows near
People change
And instantly
I'm not the same girl
I used to be
I can't erase all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not (3)________ me
Locked up in silence
A living hell
My heart (4)__________ beats
So I bid farewell
The loving hand (5)________ saved me
Held too tight
His darkness weighs on me at night
People change
And instantly
I'm not the (6)________ girl
I (7)________ to be
I can't erase all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not (8)________ me
I never asked or (9)____________ to
You (10)______________ across my threshold
How could you?
Answers:
(1) live(2) dealt(3) just(4) still(5) that(6) same(7) used(8) just(9) wanted(10) stepped