Running Away from Love

[Intro]
Why are you running, why are you hiding?
Tell me, what are you afraid of inside?
I love you, I need you, don’t push me away
You’re tearing me apart each and every day

[Verse 1]
If I love you, then why do I feel so alone?
Every little cry, every silent tone
You’re avoiding me, like I’m not even there
Breaking my heart with every stare

[Pre-Chorus]
What are you hiding, what’s in your mind?
Why can’t you see I’m trying to find
A way to hold you, to make you stay
But you keep pushing all my pain away

[Chorus]
You’re slowly killing me, piece by piece
Fighting with love, it’s a painful disease
I want to believe, I want to hold you tight
But you’re turning away every single night

[Bridge]
I’ll leave if that’s what it takes to see
If you truly love, or just let me be
But every moment that you let me go
My heart aches, more than you'll ever know

[Outro]
So I’ll walk away, even though I cry
Hoping someday you'll see why
I loved you, I wanted to stay
But I can’t keep breaking this way

Emotional ballad, acoustic guitar, gentle piano, soulful vocals, mid-tempo, male raw free voice