Why do you hurt yourself
You do it very well
You do it so politely

That you couldn't even tell
When everything has changed
You think you're not to blame

How come you keep on talking
When the whole thing feels so strange


But seeing
Is not the same as believing
When everything goes wrong

You're anything but strong

It's all bittersweet

Outside in the street
The grass is growing greener
Underneath your feet

We come and go
The deep water flows
Tiny leaves from smaller seeds

To tall trees do grow

But wanting

Is not the same thing as needing
There's no need to pretend
You can't turn back again

And loving
Is so different to keeping
The hurting that we send

Is so difficult to mend

(Hold on to the good things)

(That keep you from falling down)
(Hold on to the good things)
(That keep you from falling down)


How my heart aches
More than I can take

What are we really learning
When we make the same mistakes


Where is your hope
It's all gone up in smoke
You used to be so funny

Now it's just the same old joke

And laughing

Is so very close to crying
When there's nothing to defend
It gets you in the end

And living
Is so very close to dying
You struggle on and on

To find where you belong
Where do you belong