It's a war out there

And if I don't survive

If, by chance, I don't get out alive,

Send out the letters I left unsent

All the words I've poured

Hidden in the dark, quiet corners,

Of my lone sanctuary

A pile of blotted pages

Where I trapped my tears

The jagged pieces

Little parts of you I kept

It's a war out there

And if I don't survive

If, by chance, I don't get out alive

Keep your tears in a bottle

Don't let it break

Remember, I'll only be in slumber

It'll be a dark dream

Listen to the wind

I'll sing you to sleep

Close your eyes

Someday

I promise

You'll wake up to you and I

It's a war out there
And if I don't survive

If, by chance, I don't get out alive

Please know 

I never planned my departure

I never planned to leave

Not by sea, nor by train

Not by land, nor by plane

No, not through a bullet

Or a shot in the heart

But it's a war out there

Everything's fair