The Distance I Asked For

[Verse 1] You ask me what I'm thinking, I tell you nothing's wrong. I've gotten good at making three words... last too long. You move a little closer, I feel myself pull away. You don't follow anymore... You just let me go. [Pre-Chorus] I thought I'd feel better, now that I have the space. Why does it matter now? [Chorus] I didn't know what this would cost. I was fine when you still reached... I didn't know I'd gone this far. I can't tell what's left of us... I didn't know what this would cost. [Verse 2] I can see you hesitate before you say my name. You wait for something back. You don't carry it for me. You stayed closer than I knew, even though I gave you less. Still you tried to find me there, I never came toward you. [Pre-Chorus 2] I thought you'd always reach. I never asked what it took. I didn't see what it did to you. [Chorus 2] I didn't know what this would cost. I was fine when you still reached, I only knew you were still there. I missed what it took to stay... I didn't know what this would cost. [Breakdown] [Bridge] You were right there the whole time. I just wouldn't let you close. I kept thinking I'd come back, till this started feeling normal. I can't find my way back. I can't ask that of you. [Chorus 3] Now I know what this has cost. I was fine when you still reached, I only knew you were still there. Knowing doesn't bring us back... And I have to live with that. [Outro]