A Spark, but No Flame

I just want to be the one
That you think about at night
And when you see the morning sun
I'm there still holding tight
Cast aside and your fears
With your preconceived notions
You refused to let me close
So I'll get swept up by the ocean

I never lied
No I never lied
I can't help it I'm petrified
To let you loose
To let me go
Not even my best can navigate your road
They all lead to me
They all lead through me

We are at that age
At such a young age
But the world made us older
So fast we can only remember how it felt, we cannot feel

So I'll pool my collected wisdom
And if your satisfied collecting losses
Then let me step aside
My words have fallen onto too many deaf ears, including my own

Strike down your gut instinct
It has a bad record anyway
My view is brighter and lengthy on the subject
I swear I can persuade you

I can't meet your goals of want
So hard pressed and etched into the careful words you choose
Why are minds so repellent to the wonder of something new
Maybe it's the way the fruit looks poisonous as it hangs

I've pulled the petals from the flowers
Alternating love and not
My plan was to deliver the bouquet
But it's dying anyway
And the tide has finally come and I head off another way.