When I look at you

When I look at you

When I look at you

I see distaste

You always leave in such haste

I see me, reflected in your eyes

I see me falling for their lies

I see you walking away

Nothing good to say

I see me standing there

Belonging nowhere

What do you see

When you look at me?

Shyness and an innocent look?

Do I do things by the book?

If only you looked further

You might see the real me

The hidden, broken person

Behind that shy façade

The person who’s beginning to fade

What do I see

When I look at you?

I see a tall, dark stranger

I see his eyes piercing blue

I see a player and a cheat

A shame of mine I won’t repeat

Behind that cool shell

I see you’re not doing too well

But I see something there

Behind that wall

A spark, though only so small

Won’t you let me see?

When I look at you

I see me reflected in your eyes

Do I always look so shy?

Please don’t turn away

Just be still, stay

You may not be perfect

But you see, neither am I

You’re perfect to me

If only you’d look and see

The way I look at you

And look at me that way too