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Follow me into the dark

Follow me into the flame

Come toward the heavenly spark

While casting down thy earthly shame

Pass hungry eyes and fire bright

Through dungeon cells and piercing wails

I beckon child to my sight

In my strength you shall not fail.

I didn't know

I saw you today,
Your shirt,
The one you wore the first time we met.
It was a beautiful day,
But hot.
Rode in a bus, a dirty bus
To a Tennessee church camp.
Who would have known?

Who would have known
What we'd become.
Avoided you at first,
But then your eyes... they drew me in.
Late night talks
Stealing looks across the room
Bloomed.
Who would have known?

Who would have known
We'd fall in love,
All butterflies
Sneaking kiss
My friends revolt,
"Don't fall for him!"
They cautioned me.
Who would have known?

Who would have known
How much time would pass
How much we talked
How close we grew.
We fought little
Trusted lots
From so far away.
Who would have known?

Who would have known
How hard it would become.
Unrequited love
Shut in a box, caged
It could have worked,
From my perspective
Not yours.
Who would have known?

Who would have known
I'd give you up
My love
My heart decays,
It wilts
But love's eternal, it will not die
Who would have known?
Not me.