Speak
Southern Lights Lyrics

Don’t tell me I should leave, and not fight
Don't try to persuade me to give up and leave without a fight because your eyes reveal that you know it's not the right thing to do.

Because I can hear the words you said through the reverence in your eyes.
I can tell that you care about me and that's why you're suggesting I leave, but I can still hear the actual words you're saying and know it's not what I want to do.

That doesn’t mean I can be easily subdued
Just because you care about me and suggest I leave doesn't mean I'll give up easily without a fight.

You are confused and I am left feeling as if I am dead to you
You're not sure what to do or say, and I feel like you're giving up on me or don't care anymore.

A word left unspoken is but a token on your chest
If you don't say what needs to be said, it won't hold any real value or weight.

Held by silver thread that will tarnish in the end
Even something that seems precious or valuable (like a token on your chest) will eventually lose its worth over time.

And leave its mark around your neck
Not only will that token lose its value, but it may even become a burden or source of guilt (a mark around your neck) because you didn't act on it.

Speak or fade
Either speak up and say what needs to be said or fade away and lose the chance to make a difference in this situation.

I have been left for the vultures and I would die to do the same to you
I feel like I've been abandoned by you, and I would do anything to be able to do the same (i.e. abandon you) in return.

Speak easy; all I need is to bleed freely
Just be honest and speak up because I need to express my feelings freely and truthfully.

I said my piece before I closed my mind
Before giving up entirely, I made sure to express my thoughts and feelings to you.

You are a smoke blown free, washed by the wind
You're someone who is easily influenced or swayed by others, like smoke that is easily moved by the wind.

Made clean, when mingled with eternity
You may find clarity or peace (i.e. be made clean) when you think about the bigger picture or eternity.

So speak or leave, what you’ve left to reap these dead sheaves of regret
Either speak up and address the situation or leave, but know that your inaction will result in a harvest of regret.

That were sown from seeds these tears I wept for you.
I've cried for you and this situation, and the regret that will come will be a result of the seeds of inaction that were planted through our inability to communicate effectively.

This is the end
The situation has come to an end.

I won’t contend
I won't fight or struggle against the ending of this situation.