Of all the things I'll never do
These were the ones I wanted the most
To hold my heart out without thought
To know for once that I wasn't lost
But these are things I'll never do
Lovely things I'll never share
Distant dragonflies of frost
That melt away when I come near
Mind the heart
It's much too weak to last beneath the snow
Mind the heart
Its follies haunt you to everywhere you go
The soft defenseless hidden words
The faint pathetic flickering of hope
Those gentle things are not for you
And nothing in this world can make it so
Of all the things I'll never do
These were the ones I wanted the most
To find a haven in your arms
To fall and know that I would be caught
But these are things I'll never do
Warm, sweet things I'll never know
Stinging seeds that came to fall
On fallow soil where nothing grows
Mind the heart inside
Mind the heart inside
It wore itself out carrying the load
Of all the things that will not be
And nothing in this world can make it whole
Be the slow river's flow
And yield to the waters that sang my childhood's sleep
Kneel, breathe out and let go
A moment of courage is all it takes
All I am, all I know
Dissolving in red swirls
Of all the things I'll never do
These were the ones I wanted the most
To fill my words and days with joy
To feel the love consuming the void
But these are things I'll never do
Just useless dreams that lingered on
They couldn't live here in the cold
And they won't matter when I'm gone