CASUALTY
© 2001 C. Fellows 

Trapped in the midst
Of a raging battle
-The heart and mind are at war.
I'm caught in the crossfire
Like an unarmed fool,
While my dignity dies on the floor.

The heart fights on
Through the hopelessness,
Because it can't comprehend defeat.
And the mind fights back,
Preaching sanity,
And vows to force the heart's retreat.

The heart cries out
Like a child in the dark,
Understanding only its need.
The mind cries out
For the anguish to stop,
Before despair finds a place to feed.

No hope for the heart - No peace for the mind
No hope for the heart - No peace for the mind

And the mind is sure
It’s the stronger one,
And knows it will always win.
So it closes in,
And surrounds the heart,
Letting nothing in.

And just as the mind
Thinks the war is won,
The heart makes a desperate plea.
And the heart destroys
What the mind has done…
And the casualty is me.

No hope for the heart - No peace for the mind
The casualty is me

No hope for the heart - No peace for the mind

The casualty is me