One Survivor
from HOLY LAND and I WILL LOVE by Tobin James Mueller
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I never wanted to learn
how I might live without you.
I never wanted to learn
how to be free of desire.

I only wanted to learn
to build a life at your side,
simply continue to learn
the gladness of being your fire.

What's there to hold on to me
when I just feel like dying?
What's there to hold on to me
after you've gone away?

I never wanted to learn
how not to need you, need you.
I only wanted to learn
how I could love you more...

What's there to hold on to me
when I just feel like dying?
What's there to hold on to me
after you've gone away?

What's there to hold on to me
when I just feel like crying?
What's it that holds on to me
that keeps me from floating away?

Remember when the things we said
came true with such importance?
Remember when, upon our bed,
no sense of time marked our dance?

Remember when each day we lived
was like a dream never lost?
Remember when we loved to give
without a thought at what cost?

What's there to hold on to me
when I just feel like dying?
What's there to hold on to me
after you've gone away?

What's there to hold on to me
when I just feel like crying?
What's it that holds on to me
that keeps me from floating away?

Are we all just survivors
of broken loves, once holy?
How do we build our lives, here,
knee deep in rubble and tears?

Am I just one survivor,
one among far too many,
trying to feel alive when
all that I want is you.


Holy Land CD - by Tobin James Mueller