Games We've Played

I pretended this could change
Until the line was drawn
And we took our sides
Open-ended battles waged
An ally to an enemy
And losses on our front lines

The games we've played, one then another
The things we've both said to each other
And please don't say you think we can save it
Gone too far for that
The games we've played, one then another
The anger volleyed back to the other
And I won't say I don't love you, but I have to leave you

Time suspended while we raged
Until a cease-fire called
Gave us a chance to breathe
All the years that we spent caged
Thinking it was worth the price
That was too often paid

Don't go and say it once again
You say that every time
And each time it falls flat
I will wish for you what I hope for myself
To come out of this destructive hell

I am leading
I am leaving

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