[Intro] You said you'd come... As soon as possible. And I'm waiting... [Verse 1] His blood's beneath the doorway I can't get it out my head Five minutes left alone And we nearly lost him there I closed the wound between my hands Watched every trace disappear But he was curled up like a child Too broken to know I was here He looked straight into my eyes And saw somebody else instead Begging me not to hurt him... I still hear what he said [Pre-Chorus] I've always known what I should do I've always found a way somehow But I've got nothing left to give... Theo... I need you now [Chorus] As soon as possible That's what you said to me So I'll keep watching the doorway Listening out into the street You said, "Stay strong, my love" So that's what I'm trying to do As soon as possible... I'm still waiting for you [Post-Chorus] (You're coming...) I know you're coming (You're coming...) I know you are... [Verse 2] They ask me for an answer I tell them, "Yes, he's on his way" I try to make it sound so certain Then I have to look away So I sit beside the doorway While they're talking in the back Every wagon makes me listen Every footstep makes me look He's crying in the next room Like something in him broke I healed the cut between my hands But there's a wound I cannot close I'm a healer, but how do I fix someone Who doesn't want himself anymore? [Pre-Chorus] Maybe something held you up Maybe you misunderstood Maybe someone else still needs you... You'd be here if you could You would... [Chorus] As soon as possible That's what you said to me So I'm still watching the doorway At every sound out in the street You said, "I'm here for you" And I need to believe it's true As soon as possible... I'm still waiting for you [Verse 3] You always call me stronger Than I ever think I am You tell me I'm incredible And reach out for my hand You said you'd stand beside me Whatever we went through And I've never had to question What I mean to you [Bridge] But... I told you that he needed help I told you things were bad And now there's a question in my head I wish I'd never had Maybe I'm tired Maybe I'm scared Maybe this isn't fair... But if I'd said that I was bleeding... Would you already be here? [Build] I don't need you to love him I don't need you to understand But he's somebody I love... And I can't hold him together With my hands I used the very last I had Just to reach for you I don't need another promise... I just need you Where are you Theo? [Final Chorus] As soon as possible How long is that today? I've been watching out the doorway While the hours slip away You said, "Stay strong, my love" But I'm so tired of being strong now As soon as possible... I'm still waiting here alone Still waiting... You're coming... I know... As soon as possible I know you meant those words And I'm trying not to question Everything I've always heard You said, "I'm here for you" And I still believe it's true... I do... I do...
