Not Gonna Heal This

I want to be your shooting star;
But I've finally come to terms--
To the realization,
That it's a fruitless wish.

I just get to be my own star,
Another nomad in this busy world.
Dreams are something written in the sand,
Wishes another penny in the well with my eyes closed.
But I wouldn't be me,
If I didn't keep on loving anyway.

Chorus:

Kisses aren’t gonna heal this.

Sweets aren’t gonna dull it or make it go away.

Only love can heal this pain,

But I’m not sure who’s love it will take.

Sometimes I cry,

Because I hate myself—

You know what it feels like,

The world swallows you whole.

Open up, I try

But in the end there’s always

A river that’s flowing—

Whether it be on the surface

Or buried deep for no one to see, but me.

Chorus

Kisses aren’t gonna heal this.

I’m not sure who’s love it will take.