Damaged Goods - La Dispute

She forced a smile

Said, boy come kiss my mouth

You know that hope you're holding to

It looks an awful lot like fear

Now you're so quick to fall on failure

And so quick to raise your voice

Like, if I can't find a mistake to blame

We didn't have a choice

Oh, but you had an option

I was your chance to feel complete

But when I leaned in close to you

You kissed your fear instead of me

You had my hand in your hand

You had my lip in your teeth

You had my heart on your sleeve

You had a chance to breathe

But boy, you wouldn't let your fear recede

So I moved on

Oh, and it's too late to change your mind

Now you got scared, boy, and I got gone

Now you failed and there's no way to turn back time

You had your chance

Boy, I tried

You tried

I looked her in the eye and smiled

My girl, you must understand that fear is not some product that I made

It crept unwelcome in my head

The day they had her torn away

It changed me

Now at the end of every day I lie awake at night and wait to feel

The wires of my brain get cut and quietly rearranged

And hear my beaten heart exclaim

Still I refuse to let her go

So we escape to our mistakes

For they wait patiently for us

Oh, how they always wait for me

If my fear has kept me here

Only my fear can set me free

And I'm sorry dear

But don't you dare speak another word

How could I risk holding your heart in me

While still in love with her