Hiding Away

He had the mind of a killer when he saw her
And he had the heart of a lover when she smiled
Every man that touched her burned into his gaze
And they could feel his misery from a mile away

He was scared of her
When she should have been of him
And he was terrified
That he would never be the man to win

So he took into his own hands
To make her his and no one else’s
He would steal her from the world
Let her know how he felt
And if she refused him
She would soon learn the face of regret

He made his plan and took hold of future
He took her, tied her, and starred at her for hours while she slept
She looked so peaceful, like an angel, his angel
And he decided he couldn’t kill her
He couldn’t take that face from this world
So he left, and he went to the man she loved
He killed him instead, he had to

When he returned she awoke to his face a foot away
Blood smeared on his white shirt and grin hiding away
It was the guy she saw every day and had grown to love from far away
She had fantasies of him rescuing her from her life and sweeping her away

And now she was here, with him a foot away, and she smiled as wide as she could manage
And he hugged her, untied her, and they kissed like they were lifelong companions

He told her what he did, entrusting his life to her
And she said thank god, because she was tired of the back of her boyfriends hand
Across her face everyday, her bruises were hiding away
And she cried in joy and he laughed as his courage grew

They hid away for the rest of the days
Keeping the truth at arms length
Not telling anyone of his misdeeds
And loving each other so much its all they could see