Fragile Truths

(hummmmm) I rehearse the words inside my head A hundred times before they

leave my lips

I wanna tell you what I’m thinking

But I’m scared of what comes after it

So I swallow every question And pretend that I’m alright

‘Cause every time I let you closer

It feels like you’re slipping out of sight

And I don’t wanna need reassurance

I don’t wanna ask you to stay

But when I show you all my feelings You somehow start to

fade away

Every time I open up

I feel you pulling back

Like every piece of me I give

Is something you don’t want to have

I tell you what’s been hurting

And suddenly you’re distant again

So I’m caught between being honest And being scared of losing you

in the end I love you,

but I’m terrified

That loving you this deeply

Is the reason you’ll leave me behind

Maybe I think too much at night

Maybe I read between the lines

Maybe every little silence

Doesn’t mean you’re changing your mind

But I’ve been hurt enough to know

That people can say they’ll stay

Then slowly turn into a stranger

While you’re still calling them the same

I don’t wanna become quiet

Just to keep you close to me

I don’t wanna hide my heart To make this easier to breathe

I want a love where I can tremble And still know you’ll

stay right there

Where telling you my fears

Doesn’t make you disappear

Every time I open up

I wish you’d pull me closer

Tell me that my feelings

Won’t make you love me lesser

I’m not asking for perfection

I’m just asking you to stay

When the parts of me I’m scared of

Finally find their way your way

‘Cause I love you,

and I’m terrified But I’d rather tell the truth

Than spend my whole life wondering If I was too much for

you So if I open up tonight Please don’t mistake it for

goodbye

I’m only showing you my heart

Because I’m hoping you won’t let it fall this time

(please don't let it fall)