[Verse 1 — quiet, distant]
I wake up reaching for your side
But even beside me, you’re miles away
I keep searching through your silence
For something you’re too afraid to say
I swear I’m trying to get closer
I’ve tried everything I know to do
But every step I take toward us
Feels like ten more away from you
I watch you slowly pulling back
While I pretend that we’re okay
I’m holding onto who we were
While you’re becoming someone else each day
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me what I’m doing wrong
I’ll fix it if I can
But I can’t keep holding us together
With only my two hands
[Chorus — emotional]
Am I the problem?
Am I not enough?
When did loving me
Become so fucking tough?
I’m breaking myself
Trying to fight for me and you
While I’m watching you become
Someone I barely get through to
If you don’t want me anymore
Please just tell me the truth
Am I still worth fighting for?
Or am I already losing you?
[Verse 2 — building]
I remember when you reached for me
Like losing me was your biggest fear
Now I’m begging for affection
From someone standing right here
And maybe that’s what hurts the most
You’re close enough for me to touch
But somehow I’ve never felt this lonely
While loving someone this much
So I pick apart my reflection
Looking for what made you change
Maybe I’m too hard to love
Maybe I’m the one to blame
How much of myself do I change
Before I’m someone you choose?
How many pieces do I tear away
Before there’s nothing left to lose?
[Bridge — stripped down]
I don’t need perfect
I don’t need easy
I just need to feel like
You still fucking need me
Tell me there’s something left
Tell me I’m not holding a ghost
Because I’m giving everything I have
While you’re giving almost nothing at all
I can survive the arguments
I can survive the nights we break
But I can’t keep saving something
You don’t seem afraid to lose
[Breakdown — desperate]
ONE STEP FORWARD
TEN STEPS BACK
I’M BREAKING MYSELF
TRYING TO CLOSE THIS GAP
I GAVE YOU MY HEART
I GAVE YOU MY TRUST
SO TELL ME WHAT ABOUT ME
WASN’T ENOUGH?
IF I’M THE PROBLEM
THEN TELL ME WHAT’S WRONG
I’LL OWN EVERY MISTAKE
I’LL ADMIT WHEN I’M WRONG
BUT DON’T LET ME KEEP FIGHTING
IF YOU’RE ALREADY GONE
DON’T MAKE ME CARRY A LOVE
YOU ALREADY PUT DOWN
[Final Chorus — huge, cracking vocals]
Am I the problem?
Am I not enough?
Why do I have to beg
Just to feel your love?
I’m tired of chasing
Someone I used to call home
I’m tired of fighting
Like I’m fighting alone
I’d cross every distance
I’d fight every war for you
But love can’t survive
If only one of us wants it to
So if there’s anything left
Take one step toward me too
Because I can’t keep taking one forward
While you take ten away
[Outro — almost whispered]
I took another step tonight.
You took ten back.
And I’m starting to wonder
if you’re scared of losing me…
or if you’ve been waiting
for me to finally stop coming back.