heart of black

i once loved a man that never loved me back

he only loved my rose colored lips and the small of my back

but i wanted his heart more than i wanted my own

so i gave him my all, my flesh and my bones

used and abused, his soft touch made me bleed

my skin ain’t as soft as it once used to be

and even though my heart of gold had faded to black

i always went back, i always went back

but as the years went on his touch became cold

his eyes became dark, his hands i could not hold

next thing i knew his nails had turned to claws

his touch began to hurt me, left me covered in scars

but i didn’t want to leave him because i knew his "heart"

the abuse wasn’t his fault, he was just "falling apart"

maybe if i loved him more i could save him, just a shred

but he was so far gone, the man i once loved was dead

my black heart he once held he now dropped on the floor

like he never even cared for me, that i was just his whore

i was used and abused, he made me bleed from every pore

my skin now dyed from all the red and now so soft just like velour

and though i have a shattered heart as black and dark as coal

i’ll always love what was left of his soul,

i’ll always love what was left of his soul

for colby