I never wanted to be the kind of guy who smiles
Whenever you come into my sight
I don't want you to know, I'll bite my lip and hide
Turn away so you won't see, keep my pride
Your face I saw before, ingrained in my mind
You've gone ahead, you've left me behind
And now
So what if someone called my name? I don't care I'm not listening
I'm not the only one, I know, and yet my heart stops
Whenever I hear your voice everything goes to pieces
When did I get so soft?
I know there's no point in fooling myself
You're not the type, you're too carefree
I'm wasting my time
Writing down the words, trying to get this out
The letters, the phrases escape me
It's like trying to solve a puzzle in the dark
And none of the pieces will fit
You catch my eye and smile, softly say hello
I'm close enough to touch your hand
And now
So what if someone called my name? I don't want to admit it
It's probably all just in my head, I hear your heartbeat
Spending time with you, the tedium of daily life, it fades
Why can't you just stay here with me?
I know there's no point, I'm fooling myself
I'd rather you not know than keep wasting my time
I don't want you to know, I'll bit my lip and hide
Turn away so you won't see my smile
So what if someone called my name? I don't care I'm not listening
I'm not the only one, I know, and yet my heart stops
Whenever I hear your voice everything goes to pieces
When did I get so soft?
I know there's no point in fooling myself
You're not the type, you're too carefree
I'm wasting my time
You were crying, or so I thought, but then you looked at me
Your smile hadn't changed, the same you always kept for me
Blooming and falling like flowers in early spring
The meaning is lost on me; your smile disappears and you say
"Thank you," suddenly; I don't know when this feeling changed
Like an unpredictable summer rain we're caught in
I was only ever thinking of you, but still
I could never find a way to say it
I hung my head so far these feelings might spill out
Thoughts of only you, you're in my head
This goodbye is only ours, the last love letter I wrote
If this is the song I'm always going to sing
I'll wish for you to be, to always be, always be
Right here next to me
You were crying, I thought, and then you looked at me
Your anger hadn't changed, the same you always kept for me
Tension and silence, like the calm before an autumn storm
Memories of you still linger here
But the times we fought are all too clear
If I hum a quiet tune I feel like you're here
But how could that be true, it's in my head
This goodbye is only ours, the last love letter I wrote
If this is the song, for you, I'm going to sing
I'll pretend that you're here, you're always here, always here
Right here next to me
Floating in a cloudless sky; a melody only for me
Like an unexpected warm breeze against my cheek
Is that enough?
I'll find the words
And I'll sound it out in a clumsy voice
This goodbye is only ours, the last to hold you here with me
If this is the song I'm always going to sing
I'll wish for you to be, to always be, always be
Right here next to me
Right here next to me
If it seems like you're stuck, circling around and over again
Just take your own way; journey from west to east, see the coastline
The path someone came on, even far away
It's good luck, good fortune for us here on out
Inside white lines somehow I am so confined
Go on and jump
I see you in everything around me now
In all the absurdity I've swallowed down
Someday I'll cross the sea and see
The other side, the far-off coast
Just spread your wings, let the wind take you up and away
Embrace the doubt; go north to south, you'll know when you find it
The path someone came on, even far away
It's good luck, good fortune for us here on out
Inside white lines somehow I am so confined
Go on and jump
I see you in everything around me now
In all the absurdity I've swallowed down
Someday I'll cross the sea and see
The other side, the far-off coast