Just say when

[d_major]

don't read between the lines
take me for face value
that would be easier
if i thought i knew you
don't look past what is there
what you see is all i am
maybe i'd believe you
if you were not like them

i thought you might be different from what i didn't know
the iridescence in the saturday blankets of snow
but your potential to shine was intercepted
by your constant need to feel accepted
you're still searching for yourself, this isn't what i need
i don't want to stay here and watch both of us bleed
i'll miss the calls, i missed the fall but the ice is thin
if you're ever ready for this sort of thing... just say when

just say when

i'm standing here alone
i'm shaking i'm so cold
but you know how that goes
looking for someone to hold
you were once where i am
you don't want to go back
you understand how they
can't see black on black

i thought you'd be able to pull me from my game show
from your perch up on the light post like a waiting crow
instead you took flight, missed boundary and overstepped it
i'd hoped you could have seen what you had would have kept it
but you're still searching for yourself, this isn't what i need
i don't want to stay here and watch both of us bleed
i'll miss the calls, i missed the fall but the ice is thin
if you're ever ready for this sort of thing... just say when

just say when you're ready
and maybe i'll be ready
weren't we there already
my hands can't stay steady

this time if you're really ready
just say when
and i'll be there