Give Then Take It Back

Everytime I reach for you I play myself

Everytime I think you're being true I psyche myself

Everytime I get a text from you I wait it out

but then I always crawl for you

because I think you're reaching out.

Then I'm left with all these blues for me

and one grey two-word-tops from you

And I contemplate how you fooled me again

with your little game of give and retreat

Your drug of choice to make me believe

Believe that you've changed

That you've grown, that you can see me for me.

And then it's another one plus two past twelve in the evening

And I'm screaming, oh wait, I mean I'm screening

Within my keys

these things that shine for you

contrasted in my darkened room

And I wait for you to make my hurt about you and it never fails

that every time I put my faith in you,  it's not the same for you

Because whatever you're going through mine's irrelevant.

And every time you blast me ghost-style I lack intelligence

Because you've taught me how your give and take

is give then take it back!

That's how you roll,  you like to take that grey back

You withdraw from any sense of life you've shown you have

Back into your twisted arms of caution tape

Oh, and I'll wait.

I'll wait like I always have and always do

Just for that shilling of a piece of you

And I'm drawn to your powers of give then take it back

And my laughing shoulder devil has finally turned his back

Even he can see your selfish ways

Of give a little and then take take take it back.