And You're Gone
I’ve been walking on this tightrope made of everything I feel Trying not to let it show, trying to keep the balance real ’Cause I hold something inside that could explode And ruin everything I’ve known So I swallow every word before it ever leaves my tongue And pretend I’m made of stone
But the closer that I stand to you, the harder it gets to breathe Every moment feels like something I’m not meant to let myself believe
So I keep my distance just enough to keep the world from breaking Hide the tremble in my hands from all the chances I’m not taking ’Cause one wrong move, one truth too strong And you’re gone …and away you fade
Some days I’m steady, other days I’m barely holding on Trying to read the quiet spaces where the meaning’s never drawn I’ve got these feelings inside and I don’t know what to do So I bury every spark before it ever points to you ’Cause the truth is like a whisper that I’m scared to let escape It could tear the world in two
If I could see behind your eyes for just a moment in the dark Maybe I’d know if all this weight is only sitting in my heart But I’m walking blind and careful, trying not to cross a line Still I wonder all the time
So I keep my distance just enough to keep the world from breaking Hide the tremble in my hands from all the chances I’m not taking ’Cause one wrong move, one truth too strong And you’re gone …and away you fade