You Can't Stop The Beat

It's the thumping of a heartache,
that gets me every time
As shadows of the night caress my soul
A teardrop finds escape tonight
upon the cheek it falls
Then wrestles with the memories I hold.

Too many distant dreams have died
they parish in the mind
Along the path of years left holding true
And though the recollections come
to ease the constant pain
My heart is left in tatters, black and blue

Over years, you tried to break me
with words of sweet contempt
Sugar coating all the hurtful things you say
But though I felt the sting of pain
each time you laughed at me
I lacked the strength to rise and walk away

No words can come to hamper me
inside my mind and heart
No hurtful memories I wish to hold
Now tender are the thumping sounds
that lend to me a dream
For a better understanding of my soul

So tonight, with tears of anger shed
from your slight regard
I packed my things and stowed them in the car
For all the senseless words you said
I finally realized
You couldn't stop the beating of my heart.