The night is long and ever cold

The night is long and ever cold
There is an echo within my soul
Once there lived an optimistic girl
Eyes wide open and ready for the world

Today stands someone torn and broken
Just a shell of the person that was stolen
No bright future, no arms to hold
Whispers in the night of love once told

Carry my prayers and lay them on his ears
Make my voice the only thing he hears
Reach in his chest and calm his fears
Lift him up and carry him to me

Let him drop down to one knee
Keep his soul and heart safe
to dance with mine in the same place
Endless hours when midnight falls
Let him hear my every call