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The Fall
I promised myself that I wouldn't fall ever again
But I catch myself start to trip over you now and then
It scares me so I make believe that I don't feel a thing
Mask my feelings, tell myself its no more than a fling
But sometimes I get lost in your eyes, melt each time we kiss
I smile at the thought of you, all signs I can't dismiss
I find that I get all caught up in you and I just stumble
Feel the walls I built around my heart begin to crumble
I don't know whats happening or how to make it stop
You come around and all I know is I'm about to drop
I'm slipping, maybe I should break down, let go, just release
Lay it all out on the table, maybe get some peace
The words sit on the tip of my tongue wanting to come out
But as I start to speak them, I am choked by fear and doubt
What if I've got this all wrong? What if I've misread?
What if theres a reason that these words have not been said?
Subtle cues and innuendoes, hints you feel it too
Without that phrase I can't be sure that what I feel is true
No commitment, so resistant, like its too much to be "mine"
Step back to avoid putting your heart on the line
Pushing, pulling, parallel, we should be intersecting
Power's on, the signal's strong and we should be connecting
So what if you don't catch me? What if I just break?
What if this turns out to be more than my heart can take?
You hide behind your pride, I'm insecure and let it show
With so much left to say, you turned around, I watched you go
I lost my breath when you walked out and my heart rate slowed down
And all cause neither of us could use that one little noun
And I'm not sure if this is worth me trying to revive
But I just can't let go and so I put the car in drive
Its the ones you don't see coming that get you, that cause the crash
Knock you down emotionally, blind you in a flash
Then everything you thought you knew about yourself has changed
You came in unexpectedly, my world was rearranged
And now I'm going like 90, racing just to make it right
I wasn't looking for you, now you're all I have in sight
I know I should hit the brakes but I keep moving faster
Heading toward what's bound to be a natural disaster
Now I'm standing on your front steps, just outside the door
I swore I'd never love again but now I'm back for more
Its complicated, crazy, confusing and a mess
Half of me just wants to run, the other, to confess
I knock three times and I pretend you're simply not at home
Like you pretend that your heart is the kind that likes to roam
As if you'll never settle, just a player in this game
Always been the bad boy that no girl could ever tame
And I don't want to change you, I just want to make you see
Just open up, I want to say your heart is safe with me
But you're stubborn, its so brutal trying to fight my way inside
So I tell myself you're not in there and I just let you hide
I turn to walk away, give up and, suddenly, you're there
Those blue eyes just so intense that I can't help but stare
I lose focus, in the moment, I just want to kiss you so
I can't take it, I can't fake it anymore, it's time you know
You're the sun round which my world revolves, light up my every day
Save me from the cold of night and chase the dark away
You're all I never knew I wanted, everything I need
And now this heart, once locked up tight, is begging to be freed
And so I stand before you, finally its all so clear
I whisper "I love you" barely loud enough to hear
Somewhere in the silence I can see you start to smile
As if you had wanted me to say so for a while
You pull me in and kiss me deeply, so sincere, so sweet
And then you say those three words back and I feel so complete
All the second guessing, every question is erased
Every moment with you from now on won't go to waste
Been standing on the edge of something perfect after all
Landing safely in your arms, I'm grateful for the fall
