Nobody Stays

Nobody stays... I want to be close, I reach for your hand But deep down inside, I built up a wall of stone A longing so raw... just to hold on tight Before you can walk, I'm already out of sight Pushing you away... before the wall comes down Avoiding every promise... before my heart breaks again.. I’m counting the days until the moment it stops The fear in my chest before anyone leaves. 'Cause nobody stays, they always fade out Leaving questions and doubt I want to surrender, but I keep my distance Fighting the bond with a stubborn resistance Nobody stays, so I'll leave you behind Before I get hurt... and peace is too hard to find. I'm reading the signs, I feel it unfold The sudden distraction, the gradual cold You look in my eyes and you ask what is wrong But I swallow the words and I bite my tongue A self-fulfilling prophecy, heavy and blind Breaking the one thing I wanted to find. 'Cause nobody stays, they always fade out Leaving questions and doubt I want to surrender, but I keep my distance Fighting the bond with a stubborn resistance Nobody stays, so I'll leave you behind Before I get hurt... and peace is too hard to find. It feels safer to stand all alone in the dark No goodbyes, no vanishing sparks This self protection is a freezing cold hell Locking myself away in my own little prison cell... Nobody stays...(nobody stays) ...in the end.