3 AM Confessions

2. Save You

Silence fills the room
while we both catch our breath.
We can't find the words to say,
so we scream instead,
spitting words like venom
with empty lungs.
Where did we go wrong?

'Cause it only makes me sad
when I think about
all those things I never said.
(I just couldn't get them out.)
And it only breaks my heart
to think that I've hurt you because

I just wanted to save you
from the world.
I just wanted to save you
from the hurt.
Now I know that I can't make you move
if you won't,
but I just wanted to save you
(to save you).

And we're always nursing wounds
from this Cold War
while firing shots
that burn more than before.
We're getting used to this pain,
a constant numb,
and the words that could save us
keep getting caught in our throats.

And it only makes me sad
when I think about
all those things I never said.
(I just couldn't get them out.)
And it only breaks my heart
to think that I've hurt you because

I just wanted to save you
from the world.
I just wanted to save you
from the hurt.
Now I know that I can't make you move
if you won't,
but I just wanted to save you
(to save you).

I just wanted to save you
from the world.
I just wanted to save you
from the hurt.
Now I know that I can't make you smile
if you won't,
but I just wanted to save you
(to save you).

'Cause it only makes me sad
when I think about it -
such a pretty smile
never sees the light.