Winds

You asked for two days on your own
Something you'd never done before
You never told me how hard life had been
So I thought I'd become the war

I called to ask if we were alright
You said not really, on the line
I thought you were pulling away from me
When you were only needing time

If I'd known your silence wasn't goodbye
I'd have let the whole world wait

Every answer missed the question
Every word got in the way
You thought I never understood
While I misunderstood everything you meant to say

You lost your trust, I lost my chance
A single moment changed it all
The words I needed most to tell you
Never reached you before the fall

I wasn't afraid of giving you space
I was afraid you didn't love me anymore
If I'd known what you were really asking
I'd have quietly closed the door

If I'd known your silence wasn't goodbye
I'd have let the whole world wait