[Verse 1]
Tried to keep my edges sanded down
Smile like everything’s fine
Hide the storms that toss me ’round
Underneath this thin disguise
You say you love the way I overthink
That you like my tangled mind
But what about the nights I’m hard to reach
When I’m picking every fight?
[Pre-Chorus]
If I let the shadows show
Will you stay or will you go?
Every time you hold me close
I’m scared of getting known
[Chorus]
When you see the cracks
Will you take it back?
Every promise
Every late-night
“I’m not going anywhere” line like that
If I fall apart
Will you guard your heart?
Will I watch your colors slowly
Bleeding out
Fading to black
When you see the cracks?
[Verse 2]
I’ve got habits that I hate to name
Jealousy and jealous pride
Say I’m fine
Then set the world in flames
Just to prove I’m hard to like
You call it “cute” when I pull away
Say you’ll wait outside the door
But what about the day you get too tired
Of reaching for me anymore?
[Pre-Chorus]
If I let the secrets slip
Let you see the worst of it
Will your fingers lose their grip
On everything we’ve built?
[Chorus]
When you see the cracks
Will you take it back?
Every promise
Every late-night
“I’m not going anywhere” line like that
If I fall apart
Will you guard your heart?
Will I watch your colors slowly
Bleeding out
Fading to black
When you see the cracks?
[Bridge]
What if love is just
How long ’til you’ve had enough?
When the shiny wears off
And you finally see the rust
Would you trace the broken parts
Like they’re maps back to my heart?
Or will you look away
Like you never knew my name? (oh-oh)
[Chorus]
When you see the cracks
Will you take it back?
Every promise
Every late-night
“I’m not going anywhere” line like that
If I fall apart
Will you guard your heart?
Tell me that you’re not just staying
For the pretty
Polished act
When you see the cracks
Say you won’t turn back
Say you’ll love the parts that I
Can’t stand when I look back
When you see the cracks