love lost to the shadow of the sun

I laid in the silence of the night, when I held you close, Hoping my love would be the one you chose. Yet you still hold onto her with her perfect rays, it only dims the love that in my heart stays. I shone for you when the world turned dark, But I see now, I was just a fleeting spark. I always thought with me you didnt need to hide or pretend, it was in my arms that your heart would mend. But any mention of her would make your heart pound, true love is what you have found. You cling to her, the light of your day, While I linger in shadows fading away. I've tried to be the comfort you need, But it's clear now, I must concede. Your heart belongs to the golden rays, The warmth she brings in the light of days. I've watched you admire her endless glow, And I know it’s time to let you go. For though I’ve seen the tears you’ve cried, And held you close when hope had died, I cannot compete with the light of the sun, No matter how much I’ve tried, or what I’ve done. On some nights I can’t give you my all, im not always whole, It leaves only me to take the toll. My importance to you is rare, a feeling leaving me oh so bare. I know where I stand, I was a comforting touch, a love that felt too much. So I'll step back, release my hold, And let your story of love unfold. I'll fade away as night turns to dawn, Knowing my time with you is gone. She may not know the depth of your pain, Or the thoughts that linger in your brain. Nor see your battle with love and sin, to carry that burden within, But she is the one your heart desires, so I won’t stand between your fires. I release you now, go to her light, I’ll vanish with the coming of daylight. I’ll retreat to the corners of the sky, Where I’ll watch over you from up high. I’ll let you go, though it tears me apart, For I know I can’t be the sun in your heart. You need her warmth, her radiant glow, And I’ll slip away, so you can know. That while I loved you with all my might, I was but a shadow in the night. So go to her, where you belong, And I’ll find peace in my own song. For I am the moon, a fleeting light, Meant to guide, but not to fight. I'll bow out now, let you be, And set you free to find your destiny. As you bask in her morning rays, I’ll quietly slip into the haze. And though I fade, my love won’t die, It will live on, a silent cry. But it’s time to let you find your way, To her light, to the brightness of day. And I’ll be here, in the shadows, alone, Knowing I was once your nighttime home. So I let you go, with a heavy heart, For I know now we must part. But if one day, when the sun sets low, And you realise the love I used to show, If you finally see the worth you missed, And long for the touch you once dismissed, Know that my light will not remain, For it took losing me to ease your pain. I was nothing other than something to entertain, just for the cost of your own gain. The love I offered, pure and true, Will not be here waiting for you.