(VERSE 1)
THE WORDS ARE ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE, ALL SECRETS CONCEALED
TRYING TO SMILE, BUT MY HEART IS BURIED
DECEIVING THOSE WHO TRY TO HELP, GUARDING MYSELF FROM MY OWN PAINS
THE ANGUISH IN MY CHEST GROWS DESPERATELY I CAN NO LONGER PRETEND
MY EXPRESSIONS INCREASINGLY MANIPULATED, DISTANCING ME FROM REALITY
(VERSE 2)
SPINNING TALES TO UNDO THE PESSIMISM
TRYING TO SAY LIFE IS AS I ALWAYS DREAMED
MY TEARS ARE DRY, THOUGHTS SHATTERED
NEED TO FIND BALANCE TO TRULY LIVE MY REALITY
BECAUSE IT'S NOT OKAY I'M NOT TELLING THE TRUTH
(PRE-CHORUS)
THERE'S NEVER A WORD TO DESCRIBE THE VOID
BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS SENTENCES TO LIE ABOUT WHAT I FEEL
(CHORUS)
I TOOK TWO STEPS BACK, LEFT IT IN THE PAST
NOW QUESTIONING THE FAIRNESS OF MY CHOICES
CONTEMPLATING MY OWN ACTIONS, WONDERING IF RETREATING IS ALLOWED
AM I WORTHY OF EVERYTHING THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER?
I FEEL LIKE A FLOWER WILTING IN THE GARDEN
BATTLING AGAINST MYSELF, AGAINST MY MIND
CONSIDERING TURNING BACK, ALLOWING MYSELF TO HURT AGAIN
BUT MY SUBCONSCIOUS WHISPERS THAT THIS EFFORT ISN'T JUSTIFIED
(VERSE 3)
"STOP PRETENDING TO CARE, STOP THINKING WHAT'S WRONG,
YOU'RE PLAYING A GAME IN WHICH I'M THE TARGET"
NO MORE ANSWERS, SILENCE MUST REMAIN
THE ECHO OF MY UNCERTAINTIES PROVES I WAS WRONG I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
NUMB AMIDST A CROWD SURPASSING MY MIND
(PRE-CHORUS)
EXTERNALLY, THERE MAY NEVER BE A TRULY EMPATHETIC WORD
BUT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE WHO DARE TO STAND BY ME
WITH WORDS I CAN USE TO MOVE FORWARD
(CHORUS)
SO I TOOK TWO MORE STEPS BACK, LEFT IT IN THE PAST
STILL QUESTIONING THE FAIRNESS OF MY CHOICES
CONTEMPLATING MY OWN ACTIONS, WONDERING IF RETREATING IS ALLOWED
AM I WORTHY OF EVERYTHING THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER?
I FEEL LIKE A FLOWER WILTING IN THE GARDEN
BATTLING AGAINST MYSELF, AGAINST MY MIND
CONSIDERING TURNING BACK, ALLOWING MYSELF TO HURT AGAIN
BUT MY SUBCONSCIOUS WHISPERS THAT THIS EFFORT ISN'T JUSTIFIED
(BRIDGE)
WE'RE TOO YOUNG TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT SHOULDN'T BE DONE BY US
BY WORDS LEFT AJAR IN A SCROLL OF RETROGRADE THOUGHTS
IT'S A PITY IT ENDED THIS WAY; I DON'T WISH THIS EVEN ON MY ENEMIES
AND I CAN'T LIE, I'D STILL DO ANYTHING FOR YOUR PRESENCE
BUT I NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO MYSELF; IT SHOULD BE MY DUTY
I CAN'T DESTROY MYSELF OVER A SIMPLE MISTAKE LIKE THIS
I PREFER TO REFLECT ON EVERYTHING THAT HAS PASSED BY ME
(CHORUS)
SO I'LL TAKE MORE STEPS BACK, LET IT STAY IN THE PAST
EVEN THOUGH I STILL WONDER ABOUT THE FAIRNESS OF MY CHOICES
STILL CONTEMPLATING MY ACTIONS, WONDERING IF RETREATING WAS ALLOWED
AM I WORTHY OF EVERYTHING THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER?
STILL FEEL LIKE A FLOWER WILTING IN THE GARDEN
BATTLING AGAINST MYSELF, AGAINST MY MIND
FADING THE IDEA OF TURNING BACK, OF ALLOWING MYSELF TO HURT AGAIN
BECAUSE MY SUBCONSCIOUS WHISPERS THAT THIS EFFORT ISN'T JUSTIFIED