11/12/05

Memories – Within Temptation

Whisper Memories, memories, memories

Hermione sat back in her chair, tears running freely down her face. She didn't bother to wipe them away. She knew if she did, they would flow even faster.

In this world you tried
Not leaving me alone behind
There's no other way
I'll pray to the gods: let him stay

She remembered. As hard as she tried to forget, she remembered. She'd fallen as she tried to run. The others were ahead of her, only he was near her, and only he tried to help her up, tried to carry her as he ran. He struggled, and she yelled at him to put her down, leave her behind. But he wouldn't. The next thing she knew, she'd flown through the air, and he held her no longer.

The memories ease the pain inside
Now I know why

It wasn't the first time he'd held her. She remembered the first time. He'd stroked her hair, and they'd both cried, cried for a great man who was no more. It was one of the saddest moments of her life, but she'd felt comforted. She'd felt safe.

All of my memories
Keep you near
It's all about us
Imagine you'd be here
All of my memories
Keep you near
The silent whispers
The silent tears

She'd never told him what he meant to her. Maybe she didn't need to. Maybe it was all there. In the way she looked at him. In the way she teased him. In the way she chastised him. She smiled affectionately, and looked down at him, lying there.

Made me promise I'd try
To find my way back in this life
I hope there is away
To give me a sign you're okay
Reminds me again
It's worth it all
So I can go home

She was broken. She was a sad, broken woman. Look at me! She screamed silently. But he didn't stir. She wanted things back the way they were. She wanted to go home again, home where he was happy, where he was awake.

Together in all these memories
I see your smile
All the memories I hold dear
Darling you know I love you till the end of time

The first time she saw him, smudge on his nose and all. The first time she felt something flutter in her stomach, when he saved her during the giant chess game. Their first major fight, when she'd tried so desperately to get him to notice her as a girl. Walking in and feeling her heart break as she saw him with someone else. And the first time he'd said he loved her, as casual as it may have been. It was a culmination of all those things. She loved him.

All of my memories
Keep you near
It's all about us
Imagine you'd be here
All of my memories
Keep you near
The silent whispers
The silent tears

And now she loved him even more. He'd risked his life for her when she'd fallen. He'd carried her, when she couldn't walk. He'd taken the spell aimed at them, and thrown her away from the light. And all she could do now was watch him, and remember, with silent whispers, and silent tears. All she had now were her memories.