Verse 1) I was always available, ready every single night, never looked at the clock, sacrificed my time's light. Was the shoulder to lean on, the open ear for you, put my own wishes aside in all that I would do. Yet when it mattered most, no one was there for me, I looked right through the fog and finally began to see. (Pre-Chorus) I gave and I did for way too long a span, while you just laughed at my good nature's plan. It is time for the tables to turn around, this game at my expense is finally unbound. (Chorus) I was important – but only while it suited you, a comfortable weight that never weighed you down, it's true. I was the choice for the detour, the traffic jam in town, never the home port, never the deep blue to be found. Only when I fell silent, when I let my hands sink low, and stopped giving you my energy, letting it all go, it grew quiet, it grew empty all around, and I realized: I meant nothing to you, unbound. (Verse 2) No phone call came when suddenly I stopped to jump, that's when I noticed how false it was, the wholeump. Whoever always just takes and never gives back a part, has never truly learned how to love with all their heart. I am pulling the ripcord, I'm taking the step today, because this path without respect I no longer walk this way. (Pre-Chorus) I gave and I did for way too long a span, while you just laughed at my good nature's plan. It is time for the tables to turn around, this game at my expense is finally unbound. (Chorus) I was important – but only while it suited you, a comfortable weight that never weighed you down, it's true. I was the choice for the detour, the traffic jam in town, never the home port, never the deep blue to be found. Only when I fell silent, when I let my hands sink low, and stopped giving you my energy, letting it all go, it grew quiet, it grew empty all around, and I realized: I meant nothing to you, unbound. (Bridge) I had to give less first, just to see it all so clear, to understand the house of cards that held me here. It doesn't hurt because you're leaving – no, it burns inside, because distance shows who truly knows you, far and wide. (Outro) I was important. As long as it was convenient. As long as it suited you. Now I only fit into my own life. And there is no room left for shadows, that only show up when they need something from me.
