you were a secret kept
far from my heart
i know i should have wept
but no tears found their way out
you were an avalanche
a sharp decent with fast words, deliverance
(i will not be ashamed, i will move perfectly now)
and i, the minuet
kept time by sorrow spent
spoke soft, stood down
(step away, step away, i will hold in my place)
and i have been losing sleep
so i can't be trusted to know
every time you cry out
you say, "not enough, dear"
should i change pace?
move air through empty lungs?
oh, compose yourself
and know that all you'll be
is a secret kept upon my lips for now
far from my heart
i know i should have wept
but no tears found their way out
you were an avalanche
a sharp decent with fast words, deliverance
(i will not be ashamed, i will move perfectly now)
and i, the minuet
kept time by sorrow spent
spoke soft, stood down
(step away, step away, i will hold in my place)
and i have been losing sleep
so i can't be trusted to know
every time you cry out
you say, "not enough, dear"
should i change pace?
move air through empty lungs?
oh, compose yourself
and know that all you'll be
is a secret kept upon my lips for now