Tabs

Tuesday 3 May 2016

No.

Would you turn around
If I tapped you on your shoulder?
Would you say hello
If I suddenly got colder?
Would you call me back to see
If I would stay?

Would you take my hand
If my smile got smaller?
Make me dance
If my eyes got duller?
Would you wait with me
Until the crowd went away?

For all the times you say yes
All I hear is no.
The voices in my head tell me
To turn away and go.

Could you hold me down
When I can't get closer
Tell me how
It's okay to be sober
Keep me dry when my eyes
Won't let me feel?

Could you hold me down
When I can't get over
Tell me how
It's okay to be sober
Keep me dry when I don't know
How to deal?

Would you walk with me
In the rain for hours?
Would you talk to me
If I hadn't showered
Would you drown with me
If I complained about my day?

Would you sing for me
So my love feels lighter
Keep me warm
So my eyes stay brighter
Would you tie me up close
If I want to run away?

For all the times you say yes
All I hear is no.
The voices in my head tell me
To turn away and go.

I see you from where I stand
And I don't think you'll ever know
How much I want to tell you
That I can never let you go.

So for all the times you say yes
I don't really know.
Will you tell the voices in my head
To please leave me alone?

Could you hold me down
When I can't get closer
Tell me how
It's okay to be sober
Keep me dry when my eyes
Won't let me feel?

Could you hold me down
When I can't get over
Tell me how
It's okay to be sober
Keep me safe when I don't know
What is real?

For all the times you say yes
All I hear is no.
The voices in my head tell me
I can never let you go.