Shall You Choose to Jump Tonight

The world won't get to know
You
Like I do
Shall you choose to jump tonight.

Nobody else will ever know
How you see the sky
How you look
When you oil up your hair
Or cover your face when you cry.

I see the tears well up
Threatening to escape
Your eyes
It's in them that I see reflected 
How cruel can be this life.

But dear, you are more
Than the shuns and the lies
There's more to your person
Than just tears and cries
I know, I know
For I have seen
Your lights and your colors – 
And they don't want to die.

Give this world another chance
It's not so difficult
Should you try;
Take my hand, come with me
Let's find you a reason to smile.

For I will lose more than just a friend
More than a cherished gem
And the world will lose more than 
A fickle of light
Shall you choose to jump tonight.