Between you and me by lee Anne

BETWEEN YOU AND ME

​To find myself... I had to let go

And drop everything... I could no longer carry.

Bearing on my shoulders... that useless weight

Of a life for two... with no hope... getting sick...

Making me sicker... with every passing day.

​I kept secrets... that even the mirror never saw.

I built castles... on top of a void.

With every sacrifice... a piece of me died

While your indifference... bit by bit... consumed me.

​Suffering in silence... I tried to warn you

That I couldn’t take... much more.

Every time I saw you... a tear would fall

A deep suffering... where I struggled...

To keep the words... from leaving my throat

In such a painful way...

​(The Breakdown - Slow and Heavy)

Look at me... (pause)

What’s left besides ashes?

I feel like a remnant... an echo in the dark.

It’s a misery that tears through me... it won’t let me sleep.

A crying that doesn't cleanse... it only makes me fade away.

It hurts to see... that my love was my own executioner...

And that every kiss of yours... left a hole inside me.

(Deep breath)

I’m tired of being strong... I’m exhausted from suffering.

​Silence suffocates... (pause)

But speaking... feels like defeat.

A lump in the throat... is something you want to tear out.

If it stays, it kills you...

If it comes out... it humiliates you.

Love, look what you’ve done...

You threw me... into the abyss.

​I walked in the dark... trying to find your hand

But I only found the echo... of my own solitude.

I learned that love... shouldn't be a sacrifice

And that saving myself... is my greatest gift.

​(CHORUS)

To tell you I love you... but I need to escape.

In this emptiness between us... I’ve learned to read:

I can’t stay anymore... I can’t wait anymore.

Between you and me... (pause)

I have to choose myself.

​(CHORUS - Repeat)

To tell you I love you... but I need to escape!

In this emptiness between us... I’ve learned to read:

I can’t stay anymore... I can’t wait anymore!

Between you and me...

I have to choose myself!

​You said that speaking... would be my defeat.

But look at how I shine... as the door closes.

You threw me into the abyss...

But the bottom... (pause)

The bottom had a spring.

​Goodbye, love.

This time...

It’s my turn.