1. |
Y
03:43
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i tried to read you for a little while
but it was harder back then
it all was so much harder back then
when it came time for me to leave
i couldn’t see
the years were rolling fast ahead of me
i ran and ran away from everything i knew
that meant you
keep coming back just to see all the places i loved in a new light
it got easy for me to admit that this fleeting don’t feel right
so whatcha got to say now?
please just tell me that you’re happy with me now
i’m too much for everyone
i can’t be helped
i’m doing fine
just fine
when i’m all by myself
but i crave a touch, i crave a connection
i’m pushing back as a form of protection
from the hurt and disdain
from feeling ashamed
to live in this flesh without a home or a name
who am i
the mirror lies
can’t see the inside
can’t see the outside
can’t find a place to hide
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2. |
Stay In (Push Back)
04:23
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looked back on everything you promised me
i don’t feel that bad now just squeezing between
but i don’t want to die in a mismarked grave
i don’t want to find you were never really there for me
still every time i try to speak up
you always push back
then i take it back
you muffled my screams of inadequacy
now it seems to late for you and me
so why do i try?
it seems to late for you and i
so why do i try?
push back
why is it every time i speak up you just push back
and make me take back every word?
i just can’t do that
for you or anybody listening
please tell me that you’re listening
and tell me why you’ve always gotta push back
and break every stupid promise that you
made back when we first started
it was hard for me to see that
you won’t come through unless there’s something for you to gain
push back
destroying every single piece that i tried to hold back from everyone
now i see that my biggest mistake was ever letting you in
why the fuck did i ever let you in?
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3. |
Flatter
03:57
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never though that i would be exactly where i want to be
and still feel so out of place
all i really need is your hand on the small of my back
telling me “you’re here and breathing”
when i get this feeling that i want to go away for a long time
if i go away
will you stay for a little while before i go?
and for the record i’m mostly totally okay
it’s just my brain keeps on talking and laughing at me
telling me that i’ll never figure this shit out
telling me that i’ll never overcome my doubts
so when i say that i want to go away
i promise that i know deep down that that would be a mistake
i’ve talked myself down from a ledge before
and i’m pretty sure i don’t want to go over this time around
i’ll find my way back around
when i get this feeling that i want to go away for a long time
if i go away
will you stay for a little while before i go?
i don’t want to go
but if i do
if i leave before you
i want you to know
when i get the feeling that i want to go away for a long time
i look your way
and the smile on your face seems like a good reason to stay
you make me feel less alone
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