If Ever Maria

Mountains of regret crashing into me
Towering over me and weighing me down

My body stretched
Between the place I accuse
And the fever of the sky and the ground

Racing through a landscape of trust
Taking more than I must
Killing time with the speed

Mountains of regret crashing over me
I was missing in her time of need

Deep in her heart
Deep in her soul
I'm burning, yearning
Twisting, turning
Aching to fall

But for the thrill
Of loving her still
I'd forfeit ever loving at all

Wilderness in her eyes raging
Searching into me with flashes of fire

My arms outstretched
To clutch the branches of pride
Yet I long to chase the winds of desire

Bitter the rain
Washing over the hillside
Reminding me of how it once was
Long ago

Wilderness in her touch enchanting
But the painful part
Was loving her so

Plunging down the waterfall into the heart
The only love together we found
Sweeter than memories
And deeper than wounds
Under mountains of regret
Crashing down