Dangerous Game

(Verse 1)

We’re sitting on the couch again, watching our shows

You’re talking 'bout your day, and how the story goes

You reach out, grab my hand to make a point about some fool

I’m acting casual, calm, conversational, cool

But every time you smile that way, the air leaves the room

I’m fighting back the things I wanna say to you

acting like your confidant, your safe and steady space

When I just want to trace the lines on your face.

(Chorus)

And oh, it’s a dangerous game

To love you like this and try to remain

Just a friend, only a friend

Hiding the fire, ignoring the rest

To want you, I need you, to fall off the edge

But I’ll keep walking on this thin little ledge

‘Cause I know if I speak, and I shatter and bend

I might lose the best thing that I ever met

Yeah, I’m fighting this love, like a war in my chest

Just to keep you, my friend, I will bury the rest.

(Verse 2)

You said, "You know me better than I know myself"

I hid the poems about you on the highest shelf

You trust me with your secrets, your heartbreak, and fears

I’m holding up your shoulder, soaking up the tears

And I’m tempted just to pull you in, to break the sacred rule

To show you what it’s like to be treated like a jewel

But then I’d lose the laughter, and I’d lose the late talks

I’d lose the happy silence of our long, quiet walks.

(Chorus)

And oh, it’s a dangerous game

To love you like this and try to remain

Just a friend, only a friend

Hiding the fire, ignoring the rest

To want you, I need you, to fall off the edge

But I’ll keep walking on this thin little ledge

‘Cause I know if I speak, and I shatter and bend

I might lose the best thing that I ever met

Yeah, I’m fighting this love, like a war in my chest

Just to keep you, my friend, I will bury the rest.

(Bridge)

I’m breaking my own heart to save what we need

I’m acting like I don’t know what you mean to me

Is it better to have you, but only as a friend?

Or to lose you completely, if I try to take your hand?

The choice is mine, I’ll hold the line.

(Breakdown)

(Chorus)

And oh, it’s a dangerous game

To love you like this and try to remain

Just a friend, only a friend

Hiding the fire, ignoring the rest

To want you, I need you, to fall off the edge

But I’ll keep walking on this thin little ledge

‘Cause I know if I speak, and I shatter and bend

I might lose the best thing that I ever met

Yeah, I’m fighting this love, like a war in my chest

Just to keep you, my friend, I will bury the rest.

Yeah, I’ll bury the rest.

Keep it hidden in my chest.

Trust me …

It’s for the best