Don’t look at me like that, your eyes are too bright
I’m a ghost in your hallway, hiding from light
You’re the salt in my tea, you’re the cold in my bones
Building a castle from all of these stones
Tell me a lie, tell me you’ll stay
Even if summer is slipping away
My skin is paper, your touch is a flame
I’m forgetting my face, just to remember your name
I’m breaking in slow motion, can’t you see?
You’re the only thing that’s real to me
Like a bird in a cage made of silver and glass
Watching the shadows, watching them pass
I don’t want to wake up, I don’t want to be
Anyone else if you’re not with me
The floorboards are creaking, the clock is too slow
I’ve got so many places I don’t want to go
You’re the habit I keep, you’re the secret I hide
Like a storm in a bottle, burning inside
Stop being perfect, it’s making me scared
I’m losing my breath in the way that you cared
(I’m fine... I’m fine...)
But what if I’m not?
What if I’m everything that you forgot?
Don’t leave me here in the empty lot...
I’m breaking in slow motion, can’t you see?
You’re the only thing that’s real to me
Like a bird in a cage made of silver and glass
Watching the shadows, watching them pass
I don’t want to wake up, I don’t want to be
Anyone else if you’re not with me
Not with me...
...shh