[[INTRO: QUIET REFLECTIVE INSTRUMENTAL]] [[VERSE 1]] If I think too hard about it, I’m bound to start crying: You know, the minute we're born, We slowly start dying. [[VERSE 2]] If I try too hard to love you, It’s only because I’m broken. This life is way too short To let things go unspoken (don't let them go unspoken) [[PRE-CHORUS: GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL]] [[CHORUS]] It’s not the if but the why, How can you look at me and not see me? It’s not the if but the why, C'mon, hold me like you wanna free me. [[VERSE 3]] If I cry too hard when I'm with you It's because life is tolling a bell Not believing in heaven or hell Doesn’t make them feel any less real. (bell is pulling us toward heaven or hell) (heaven or hell) [[PRE-CHORUS: MAINTAIN QUIET INSTRUMENTAL]] [[CHORUS]] It’s not the if but the why, You look right through me but don't see me. It’s not the if but the why (not the if but the why), Hold me like you wanna free me (free me tonight) [[BRIDGE: 16 BARS]] I’m not young, but I’m not old But I’m a little lost without you (lost without you) It’s not the if but the why I just can’t stop thinking about you. I simply can't stop thinking about you. [[FINAL CHORUS]] It’s not the if but the why, You look into me but don't see my soul. It’s not the if but the why, Hold me like you wanna free my soul. [[OUTRO: EXTENDED, FADING TO QUIET]] It’s not the if but the why Tell me why we found each other If you can't see me right in front of you. It’s not the if but the why I need you to look at me and finally see me. C’mon, hold me like you're gonna free me. Hold me like you're gonna free me. Hold me like you're gonna free me. Look at me and see who I really am.
