In the Dark

Is it safer for me to keep you in the dark
Than try taking the risk that might just break your heart?

Is it safer for me to keep you in the dark
Than try taking the risk that might just break your heart?

'Cause I’ve been searching all day and all night
For the words that might help you understand where I'm
Coming from
But I'm been burdened with fear that I can’t overcome

I never meant to lie to you
I thought you knew but now I'm running out of time
Time to finally tell the truth despite all the monsters in my

Why you gotta be so cynical?
Is it on your mind, or is it in your peripheral? Subliminal?
I try to find a way to let my thoughts bleed out
Can’t force the sentences to exit my mouth
And I can’t help thinking that I'm to blame so I’ll
Take account for mistakes that I make
'Cause the thought of letting you down is too much to take
So I’ll cling to every fibre hoping that it won’t break
Even though they are the only thing that stand in my way
And though I have tried a million ways, to take all these words, put them down on the page
The ink still fades every time I try to

I never meant to lie to you
I thought you knew but now I'm running out of time
Time to finally tell the truth despite all the monsters in my
I never meant to lie to you
But now I see that this could tear us both apart
I never thought it would be so hard
So I’ll keep you in the dark

Is it safer for me to keep you in the dark
Than try taking the risk that might just break your heart?
'Cause now I'm sick of the life I'm faking!

The words make sense when they’re in my head
But when I try to speak they come out wrong
I'm tongue tied from wanting to belong!

I never meant to lie to you
I thought you knew but now I'm running out of time
Time to finally tell the truth despite all the monsters in my mind
I never meant to lie to you

But now I see that this could tear us both apart
I never thought it would be so hard
So I’ll keep you in the dark
Keep you in the dark
I never thought it’d be so hard
I never thought it would be so hard
I never thought it’d be so hard
So I’ll keep you in the dark