"Y/n?"
"Hi Eri, what's up?"

How can I say this without breaking?
How can I say this without taking over?
How can I put it down into words?
When it's almost too much for my soul alone.

"Howw are you doing, my beautiful girl?"
"I'm doing fine. The game's pretty interesting, it's full of depth and it feels so real!"
"That's great to hear."
"Enough about my experience, what about yours, babe?"

I loved and I loved and I lost you.
I loved and I loved and I lost you.
I loved and I loved and I lost you.

"Babe?"
"Yeah, yeah, sorry. I'm doin' just fine here."
"Okay. You have me a little worried, I heard certain people died."
"Yeah."
"I don't know what I would do if I lost you."
"Same to you, my darling."

And it hurts like hell.
Yeah, it hurts like hell.

"Y/n, may I be serious for a second?"
"Of course, Eri. What's wrong?"
"Nofin, nofin at all. I just wwant to say I lovve you. A lot. And I hope you havve fun in the game. Please stay safe."
"I will, Eri, I've played video games before."
"Hun, that was a dating sim."
"It still was a video game!"
"Heh."

I don't want them to know the secrets.
I don't want them to know the way I loved you.
I don't think they'd understand it, no.
I don't think they would except me, no!

"I love you too, Eridan. Oh, Gamzee is over here, maybe he knows where you are."
"No, Y/n-"
"Holy shit. Is that blood?"
"Y/N, RUN!"
"HOLY SHIT!"

I loved and I loved and I lost you.
I loved and I loved and I lost you.
I loved and I loved and I lost you.

"I got away."
"That's great darling, keep livving for me."
"I saw Equius's and Nepeta's blood, did he kill them?"
"I'm so sorry."
"Oh my God. Oh my God."
"I knoww, I knoww."
"I want you here with me, Eridan, I'm scared."
"You shouldn't see me right noww, you'd havve a freak."
"What do you mean?"

And it hurts like hell.
Yeah, it hurts like hell.

"I lovve you so so much."
"Eridan, answer the question. What do you mean I shouldn't see you? Like what?"
"I'm in a tough place right noww."
"I'm getting worried."
"Don't worry about me."
"Too late on that part."
"I figured. Just promise me to be safe and happy and kind. You are amazing and I lovve you. I alwways wwill."
"Eridan!"
"ERIDAN, ANSWER ME!"

Dreams fight with machines,
Inside my head like adversaries,
Come wrestle me free.
Clean from the war,
Your heart fits like a key
Into a lock on the wall.
I turn it, I turn it
But I can't escape.
I turn it over, I turn it over.

"HELLO?"
"Karkat, thank God. Where did Eridan go? Is he safe?"

I loved and I loved and I lost you.

"Y/N..."
"Kar, why are you crying?"
"I'M NOT."

I loved and I loved and I lost you.

"Yes you are, tell me what's wrong. Where is Eridan?"
"HE'S.. HE'S RIGHT HERE."
"Then why won't he talk to me?"

I loved and I loved and I lost you.

"Y/N."
"No."
"Y/n."
"No."
"Eridan is dead."

And it hurts like hell.