Pathos

I am thinking about writing an ep, and possibly calling it "pathos." Here's something one would find there:

I made a wooden heart

and painted it all your favorite colors

then replaced it with my own

but it was never what you wanted

and it never felt like home

Then everything I used to love was bound and locked away

and I did my best to ensure never seeing it again

But I have eyes that wander

  

You wouldn't have me at my best

and all of the words you said they haunt my dreams

they fill my head

You wouldn't open up your heart

and I prayed to God, "what is this for?"

and "will this door ever be opened?"

I made a wooden ship

and sailed it through many stormy waters

trying to find a place called home

but there were holes in the bottom 

and you never told me they were there

Then everything I used to love slowly slipped away

and sank to the bottom of the sea in a crevice dark and deep

I'm too afraid to save them

I swear you let me sink

You turned your cheek to the sound

of my cries and my pleas

begging, "oh, come save me, all I want is you!"

but you wouldn't have me at my best

and I tried to pass a test that was never there

the things I made were all in vein

you never cared