before it started

watching you from a distance

beautiful from afar

watching you watching me

can you see my scars?

dressing up in broken armor

i'm trying not to fall apart

i think i am afraid to see

how fragile we are

like life when it shatters

like hope when it matters

i know you never meant to hurt me

you don't even know you broke my heart

i can't see past it

i can't let it go

i never found the words to tell you

before i had the courage you were gone

i can't see past it

i can't let it go

i hear you when the world is silent

you're coming through crystal clear

i hear you and i know you hear me

somewhere

somewhere

where the wall gives way to the water flowing

through the cracks and the veins 'til the path starts showing

how fragile we are

it was over before it started

you were gone before you came

i was lost before you found me

now i'm lost

i'm lost again