Cassidy nodded and winked, "Smart girl. Then I'm sure you've heard what I'm about to tell you, but I mean every single word of it." He wound up the song into its first few bars, louder than before, more heartfelt, and then he started to sing. "I lose myself, I forget myself, Sometimes, I even fault myself, I fight myself, But then I make amends..."
His voice had an emotional quality in it, true and compassionate, deeply searching in his soul as he sang, watching his hands as he played, with his hair falling off its perch on his ear. As he sang the song, Cassidy occasionally looked over at Sable, pointedly directing the song to her.
"...So unzip my pride, Sabey, open me up wide, So I can show this to you."
When he hit the chorus, his playing became more adamant, more strong and powerful, as did his voice. Every time Baby was the word, Sabey was settled in its place, and it was fluid and flowing as a conversation. He got into the second verse and his brow furrowed sadly, and the piano sang out a little more quietly again.
"...Well I hate myself, Doesn't everybody hate themselves? So what, I scare myself, It's alright cause I tell myself, Tell myself that it's all in my mind, So I let the poison go, Cause Sabey I always know, It'll be there for me..."
He played the chorus two more times, just as strong and powerful as before, though the second verse left wetness on his face as he said it, and he sang powerfully through the tears. It wasn't the time to cry, that part was over and done with, metaphorically and literally, in the immediate and in the general way.
He stilled his hands after playing the song off into a mellow end, and smiled at her, chuckling and wiping his eyes.