You say you're trying every day
While I just let us drift away
But you don't see the war I fight
To even stand or speak or write
Or smile like things will be alright
You fix with words you throw like knives
And say I'm wasting both our lives
But every breath I choose to take
Is proof I try not just to break
But love you more than I can fake
You never saw the things I hid
The heavy heart the trembling lid
You wanted fire I gave a spark
You blamed the quiet called it dark
But I was drowning in the arc
And still I showed up every time
With tangled thoughts and silent climbs
But now I know that love won't stay
If pain must always look okay
So I will let you walk away