Two Souls

From Dan To Miriam - Stick By Me

You stick by me
When I need you, you're there.
You take me as I am, yet you challenge me to be more.
You say you like me, which I find hard to believe
But it must be true or you would have left long ago.
You say you understand me, which I don't think is possible -
Even I don't always understand me.
You know my worst
You've seen me struggle
And fall, and fail miserably.
When I hit the ground you're there
When I think it's all over you tell me it's only beginning.
In my darkest moments you can make me laugh.
You say I help you—I don't get that at all.
It seems like a one-way relationship.
I need you—surely you don't need me.
I drain you, empty you—provide you with nothing
Yet you say you like me, and you stick by me.
Thank you.
Thank heaven for you.


From Miriam To Dan - Souls

A lonely soul, yes. A troubled soul, indeed.
But by no means an evil soul. Only hurt and confused—lost.
I know the things people say about you—I have much of it said about me as well.
We are two of a kind, believe it or not. I know your feelings—I've been there.
The fear, the anger, the walls built up as a matter of protection
That we hide our true selves behind.
I know how it feels to lash out, to hate someone so close to you
And a moment later hate yourself more than you thought you hated them.
I know the darkest whirlwinds of the heart
Wondering if those things they say about us are true after all.
But I know for a fact they are not.
We are not monsters. We are not irredeemably evil.
Troubled souls, yes. Lonely souls, indeed.
But souls, two of a kind. It takes a soul to know a soul.
And yes, you do help me—I reach within myself to help you
And find within me what I only hoped was there.
I love to tell you you're not as bad as you think you are
And when you smile you're the nicest person I know.
We need each other—each of us in finding the other has found ourselves.
Thank heaven for that.

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