Beneath The Surface

You walked in like a door left open

One night and I was already hoping

I read forever in the way you smiled

You made a stranger feel worthwhile

But your hands kept pulling me closer

While your heart kept moving away

I was holding onto your promises

You were practicing what not to say

Now I know your actions spoke louder

Than every word you gave to me

I was loving you like I was chosen You were only choosing

what you need

I gave you all of my attention You gave me somewhere to

stay

I wasn’t your love,

I was your placeholder Till you found a reason to walk away

You’d call me

when the night got lonely

Then disappear when the morning came

I kept making excuses for you

Like a fool

trying to soften the blame

You kept me close enough to miss you

Far enough to never be yours

I was building us a future

You were standing halfway out the door

Now I know your actions spoke louder

Than every word

you gave to me

I was loving you like I was chosen You were only choosing

what you need

I gave you all of my attention You gave me somewhere to

stay

I wasn’t your love,

I was your placeholder Till you found a reason to walk away

Maybe

I fell for the version

Of you that you wanted me to see

Maybe the hardest part isn’t losing you

It’s knowing you never really lost me Now I know your actions

spoke louder And they’re still ringing in my head I was loving

you like I was chosen

You were using me to forget

I gave you all of my attention You gave me somewhere to

stay

I wasn’t your love,

I was your placeholder

And I’m finally moving away

Your

actions spoke

louder I heard them too

late I wasn’t

your

love Just a

place you could wait (wait)