ITS COLD OUTSIDE, BUT I’M LOVING HOW IT FEELS TO BE ALIVE.
I LOOK INSIDE, JUST TO REALISE THAT IT’S OUR TIME TO BE THE ONES TO RUN OFF IN THE NIGHT.
DON’T YOU TELL ME THAT THIS ISN’T REAL.
YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW I FEEL.
SO HERE’S TO YOU.
THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE BUT YOU STILL WANT TO.
IT’S TIME TO CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT TO LOSE BECAUSE IT’S HAPPENING SOMETIME SOON.
FALLING LEAVES.
YES, THE SEASONS CHANGE BUT YOU’RE STILL HERE WITH ME, AND I KNOW THAT’S HARD TO BELIEVE.
YES, THIS SHIRT IS CLEAN BUT I’LL CHANGE IT SO THAT I’M NOT WEARING MY HEART ON MY SLEEVE.
IT’S COMING BACK, BACK AROUND AND ALL OF YOUR LIES WILL COME CRASHING DOWN.
I’VE BEEN WALKING AROUND, LOOKED UP AND DOWN BUT I STILL DON’T QUITE KNOW WHAT I’VE FOUND.
IT’S CLEAR FOR ALL TO SEE YOU’RE A MYSTERY, AN
ANOMALY TO ME.
OR THATS HOW IT SEEMS.
ALL WE HAVE IS NOW.
AND IF YOU’VE LOST YOUR WAY IT CAN STILL BE FOUND SOMEHOW.
RIGHT NOW,
WE CAN BE THE ONES TO MAKE THIS LAST BUT THERE’S JUST NO USE LIVING IN THE PAST, BECAUSE
ALL WE HAVE IS NOW.
WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH, WE CAN MAKE THIS A CHORE BUT IT MAKES ME WONDER IF IT’S WORTH IT ANYMORE.
OR IS ALL OF THIS JUST OLD AND USELESS?
I COULD HURT YOU BY TELLING THE TRUTH OR I COULD JUST LIE TO HELP US GET THROUGH.
WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER ME DO?
I DON’T KNOW WHY OR WHAT IT IS BUT I FEELS LIKE I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE A THOUSAND TIMES .
IT FEELS LIKE I’M BEING THROWN OVERBOARD.
I COULD SPEND ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD BUT I STILL DON’T THINK I’D FIND ANY OTHER GIRL THAT COULD CAUSE ALL THIS PAIN AND THIS HURT WITHOUT ONE OUNCE OF CONCERN.
I’LL RUNAWAY
TIL I FIND MYSELF IN A BETTER PLACE.
A PLACE WHERE I KNOW THAT I CAN BE SAFE.
BECAUSE THINGS ROUND HERE NO THEY NEVER CHANGE.
THEY JUST NEVER CHANGE, NO.
I DON’T KNOW WHY OR WHAT IT IS BUT I FEELS LIKE I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE A THOUSAND TIMES .
IT JUST FEELS LIKE WE’RE GOING BACK AND FORTH.
YOU CAN SAY THAT IT’S ALL FOR SHOW BUT I JUST CAN’T BRING MYSELF TO LET GO OF YOUR HAND THAT I HOLD.
IT’S CLEAR TO ALL THAT YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN
IN CONTROL.
IT’S LIKE HIDE AND SEEK,
RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES BUT YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME.
DONT’ BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU HEAR ‘CAUSE IT’S NOT AS IT SEEMS.
OH, NOT IT’S NOT AS IT SEEMS.
I’M SORRY TO RAIN ON YOUR PARADE BUT THINGS WITH ME AND YOU JUST AIN’T THE SAME.
THERE’S A REASON WHY I HANG MY HEAD IN SHAME WHEN I HEAR YOUR NAME.
RUNNING AROUND. OH NO WE’RE NEVER SLOWING DOWN.
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE RIGHT NOW AS I LEAVE THIS TOWN.
HIDE AND SEEK.
I’VE HAD YOU RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES BUT YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME.
OH NO YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME.
DON’T YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU HEAR BECAUSE IT’S NOT AS SEEMS.
OH NO IT’S NOT AS SEEMS. NO.
SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT AM I TO SAY?
‘CAUSE IT’S THE SAME SHIT BUT DIFFERENT DAYS.
YOU ASKED ME WHY I DIDN’T STAY, IT’S ‘CAUSE YOU NEVER CHANGED.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I COULD LOOK YOU IN THE EYE.
NOT ONCE DID I EVER TELL A LIE
BECAUSE I’M NOT THE TYPE.
HIDE AND SEEK, SOON YOU’LL SEE THAT IT’S JUST A
METAPHOR FOR YOU AND ME.
I KNOW TIMES HAVEN’T BEEN SO EASY, ESPECIALLY
NOT RECENTLY.
AND YOU HAVEN’T BEEN ALL YOU SHOULD BE, ESPECIALLY TO ME.
YOU AND I ARE NOT THE SAME AND I CAN TAKE THE BLAME.
BUT YOU CAN TAKE SOME TOO.
CALL ME WHENEVER YOU NEED ME AND I CAN GUARANTEE I’LL ALWAYS BE RIGHT HERE
WAITING .
CUT ME OUT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE NOT THE SAME AS THEY ONCE WERE,
AND I KNOW THAT YOU DON’T LIKE TO CHANGE,
AND I CAN’T SEE ALL THE THINGS IN ME THAT YOU USED TO SEE WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ME.
BUT WE KNOW IT’S NOT THE WAIT THAT IT SHOULD BE.
I CALL YOU BUT YOU NEVER CALL BACK.
I CALL YOU’RE NAME BUT YOU NEVER EVEN LOOK BACK.
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