A Picture of My Heart

I was shuffling my iPod music tonight, getting ready for bed, which lately means tossing and turning for a couple of hours until I finally pass out... only to wake up at 3:30 in the morning. This song came on while my mind wandered. I've heard it a million times, but for some reason tonight it plucked at a string in my heart that had since been untouched. It's so absolutely beautiful. It captured a perfect snapshot of the rhythm my heart has been keeping. Sometimes you can only see beauty when you've been too sad to see anything else.

"Take It All"

Didn't I give it all,
Tried my best,
Gave you everything I had,
Everything and no less?
Didn't I do it right?
Did I let you down?

Maybe you got too used to
Well, having me around.
Still how can you walk away
From all my tears?
It's gonna be an empty road
Without me right here.

But go on and take it,
Take it all with you.
Don't look back
At this crumbling fool.
Just take it all
With my love,
Take it all
With my love.

Maybe I should leave
To help you see
Nothing is better than this
And this is everything we need.
So is it over?
Is this really it?
You've given up so easily,
I thought you loved me more than this.

But go on, go on and take it,
Take it all with you.
Don't look back
At this crumbling fool.
Just take it all
With my love,
Take it all
With my love.

I will change if I must.
Slow it down and bring it home, I will adjust.
Oh if only, if only you knew,
Everything I do is for you.

But go on
Go on and take it,
Take it all with you.
Don't look back
At this crumbling fool.
Just take it,
Take it all with you.
Don't look back
At this crumbling fool.
Just take it all
With my love,
Take it all
With my love
Take it all
With my love.

- Adele