The Girl Inside

She has no like for that which is soft Nor the like of romance's petal But I am no living breathing rock Nor am I a block of metal I see the girl that hides inside That hard encrusted shell Her eyes are open wide Staring into the depths of hell I'm her knight in shining armour The one she doesn't want How can I let this life harm her The one she doesn't want My armour begins to weaken Begins to buckle and bend The bloody cuts they deepen These wounds will never mend To see her defences melt At the touch of my hand Destroying the damages dealt This pain she cannot stand A gentle tender caress Held within an iron fist Her soul a fragile mess Held within an iron fist I see the girl who waits inside Defeated, crumpled and broken From my eyes she cannot hide By my touch her spirit is woken I hold her gently as the night With vigil I stand my ground Her demons cower in fright Her tears they make no sound I see the girl within my arm A shadow from a distant dream Her eyes forgot the calm A shadow from a distant dream I see the girl I cannot protect Fading from my iron grasp Her touch I can barely detect Fading from my iron grasp I see The girl inside