Sharon Van Etten

I Love You But I'm Lost

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You read the answers
By the shadows on the wall
We could be great
Drive myself crazy with mistakes
You know I'm better every day
Tell me there's something I can change
Recall I know what a sanctuary is
Help me deserve
You sing me praise
You love me but you'll change
Disappointed in a lover
Because they're the only way
To know somebody in and out
After a while, it's a real challenge
Come in here and be yourself again
I love you but I'm not somebody who takes shots
See me after I recoil
I'm better than I know
There is room to grow
Tearstains on the last page
Better leave 'em
Time will tell and I'll be back
Tearstains, I believe it
I'm in Houston
I can't read my lines
Most of all I find it strange
I believed them
Turn me into something great
You know that that's the only way
Promises that we forgot
I suppose that we were lost
Let's turn it into something we can change
I love you but I'm lost
Between the pain and cost
I hold myself a lot
I love you but I'm lost
I love you but I'm lost
I love you but I'm lost
I love you but I'm lost
I love you but I'm lost
A love that bears no cross

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by Zen Bird

6y ago

I don't have the words to describe how perfect this song is. Thank you for your amazing words, Sharon.

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