Look closer

Look Closer

by Robert Ramage

Intro

I’ve been standing in the quiet

With my back against the wall

Every word I say gets twisted

Like I’m wrong before I talk

Verse 1

I remember who we were

When your laughter filled the room

Now I measure every sentence

Just to make it through with you

One day I’m your safe place

Next day I’m the blame

Same house, different weather

Every time you change

Verse 2

I’ve been patient with the waiting

I’ve been gentle with the pain

I’ve been loyal to the promise

While I’m starving in the rain

I’m a man with human needs

Not a sin, not a crime

But somehow wanting closeness

Makes me cross another line

Verse 3

I didn’t go looking for another

I was just trying to survive

I needed someone to remind me

I was still alive

She said the words you wouldn’t say

When I was reaching out in pain

I didn’t cross the line for love

I crossed it just to feel okay

Chorus

If I’m the problem, maybe it’s time to look closer

At the cracks in the mirror we refuse to see

I’ve said everything I know how to say

Now love’s gotta meet me halfway or set me free

Verse 4

I miss being wanted

Not just tolerated

Miss being touched

Not just constantly debated

I don’t need perfection

I just need a sign

That I still matter

In your heart and mind

Bridge

I won’t beg to be chosen

I won’t bleed just to stay

Love shouldn’t feel like punishment

For wanting it this way

If you can’t meet me halfway

Say it straight, say it true

Don’t turn my need for connection

Into something wrong with me or you

Chorus (Repeat)

If I’m the problem, maybe it’s time to look closer

At the cracks in the mirror we refuse to see

I’ve said everything I know how to say

Now love’s gotta meet me halfway or set me free

Outro

I’m not perfect, I know

But I know what I deserve

If love’s only silence

Then silence is what I’ll reserve