The espresso machine is still cooling The chairs are all turned upside down We're staring into the daylight The quietest place in town You're wiping the grease off the counter I'm looking down at my shoes We've kept the peace for so long now There's nothing left we can lose [PRE-CHORUS] [Descending bass, rising tension.] You ask me if we're going to make it I hear the question in your voice I've been pretending I could save us By never making any noise I'm too tired to pretend I'm okay Too worn out to keep up the pace I can't carry this weight on my own now And still look you in the face No more hiding behind the routine No more saying we'll manage somehow I'm laying it bare on the table I can't keep pretending now [VERSE 2] [Return to intimate vocal. Clean guitar, active bass.] I swallowed my words through the winter Kept smiling whenever they came We served them their coffee each morning While quietly losing our way The ledger lies open between us The numbers are worse than we thought You ask why I never said something I say I was scared that you'd walk I thought that keeping you from worry Was something I could do for you But every night I kept it hidden Was one more night I lied to you I'm too tired to pretend I'm okay Too worn out to keep up the pace I can't carry this weight on my own now And still look you in the face No more hiding behind the routine No more saying we'll manage somehow I'm laying it bare on the table I can't keep pretending now [BRIDGE] [Fragile voice, clean guitar, soft kick and low bass.] If my voice breaks when I tell you How close I came to walking out Don't tell me everything is alright We both know what this is about [Near-spoken, under-sung] Just look at me now I'm too tired to pretend I'm okay Too worn out to keep up the pace I can't carry this weight on my own now And still look you in the face No more hiding behind the routine No more saying we'll manage somehow I'm laying it bare on the table I can't keep pretending now Too tired to pretend But I'm still here with you The coffee's getting cold And we've got things to do
