when i'm spending time with you
everything is right
but when we are apart
i don't know how i feel inside

i see your smile and hear your words
but should i give in and believe?
or is there something else you want
that's hidden underneath?

don't break me this time (i'm already in pieces)
don't lie and deceive me (i can handle the truth)
don't make me cry (i'm fragile inside)
don't leave me here all alone (i'm so afraid)

your eyes speak to me softly
begging me to stay,
but i'm scared of being hurt.
so i turn and run away.

i want to follow my heart
to wherever it could lead me,
but my fears are overwhelming.
can i let you in?

don't break me this time (i'm already in pieces)
don't lie and deceive me (i can handle the truth)
don't make me cry (i'm fragile inside)
don't leave me here alone (i'm afraid, so ashamed)

broken, so worn down and beaten
crying, so lonely and frightened

torn between emotion and fears
torn between emotion and fears

break me
deceive me
hurt me, and
leave me

i've pushed you away
so, why do you stay?

don't break me this time (you're holding me together)
don't lie and deceive me (i couldn't see the truth)
don't make me cry (you make me stronger)
don't leave me here so alone (i'm not so afraid anymore)

not so afraid
when you hold me in your arms