Traces

Coffee’s getting cold on the windowsill

You say you’re fine but I know you’re not, still

Tracing every word you never said

Why’s it always me inside your head?

I keep pretending I don’t notice

But silence always speaks the loudest

And I’ve been trying not to fall too fast

You pull me in, then you step back

You hold me close enough to break

But never close enough to stay

You love like you’re scared of what you’ll lose

But darling, I’ve got nothing left to prove

If you want my heart, then you should take it

I’m tired of dancing round the truth

You hold me close enough to break

But never close enough to choose

I replay the nights when you called me home

Only to leave me sleeping all alone

You say you’re learning how to open up

But love don’t work on almost-good-enough

I’m counting all the days I waited

For you to love me like you’ve stated

And I’ve been trying not to fall too fast

But you make every moment last

You hold me close enough to break

But never close enough to stay

You love like you’re scared of what you’ll lose

But darling, I’ve got nothing left to prove

If you want my heart, then you should take it

I’m tired of dancing round the truth

You hold me close enough to break

But never close enough to choose

Maybe you don’t know what you’re missing

Maybe you’re afraid of what this is

But every time you run, I’m left wishing

You’d finally let me in…

You hold me close enough to break

But never close enough to stay

And I can’t keep waiting in the doorway

For you to learn how to love me someday

If you want my heart, then you should take it

But if you won’t, I’ll walk away from you

You hold me close enough to break…

But never close enough to choose