The city sleeps
So silently
Wish I could say the same for me
But I've got this dead ended street
To keep searching

For a tunnel underneath the bitter truth
Or a bridge invisible I won't fall through

And I don't know how much I can keep
Letting you unravel me
'Cause the more you learn the more we share
We were worlds apart and you see
It was so much easier to be
'Cause now I know what we can't have and it's so unfair

I never meant
Most of those pretty words I said
But I wanted you to think I did
'Cause telling you all this makes no difference
It's useless

'Cause those who get to know our hearts the most
They always seem to be the ones we'll never hold

And I don't know how much I can keep
Letting you unravel me
'Cause the more you learn the more we share
We were worlds apart and you see
It was so much easier to be
'Cause now I know what we can't have and it's so unfair

Can't you see it's destroying me?
I can't stand the closeness
But don't you dare go avoiding me
It kills me and yet it keeps me going

And I don't know how much I can keep
Letting you unravel me
'Cause the more you learn the more we share
We were worlds apart and you see
It was so much easier to be
'Cause now I know what we can't have and it's so unfair


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    This song is amazing acoustic! it feels like a live version and i'm so glad they decided to keep it like this! to me this song is about a girl who wants to be with someone so bad but the other is either with someone else or just doesnt want to take the risk of being with the girl. it kinda seems to me that it could be about a girl falling for an older guy or falling for a guy she's known her who life but the guy just doesnt know what to do. this album is going to be amazing

    ada111on May 18, 2009   Link

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