[Instrumental – cold pads, distant guitar harmonics, slow pulse] [Chorus] I avoided the obvious even when it screamed (yeah) Read every sign wrong just to keep my peace (my peace) Knew the truth but I buried it deep (buried it) Told myself lies I was dying to believe (believe) I saw it coming from miles away (miles away) Still turned my head… and walked the same way (same way) [Long Verse] I knew. I fucking knew. (knew) It was in the pauses in the way your voice dropped mid-sentence in the way silence answered faster than you did (answered faster) I kept saying “it’s nothing” because “it’s over” felt heavier to say (too heavy) Short nights. Long denial. I noticed the pattern the first time then called it coincidence the second time then called it stress by the third time I called it love (love?) I asked questions I didn’t want answered (don’t answer) Then ignored the answers when they came (they came) I stayed busy on purpose filled my days so I wouldn’t have to sit with myself because sitting still made everything obvious You weren’t hiding it well I was hiding from it well I remember the exact moment it clicked and the exact moment I chose to pretend it didn’t (didn’t) I mistook comfort for truth routine for loyalty hope for reality I didn’t need proof I needed courage (courage) And that’s the part I didn’t have so I kept walking eyes open brain off heart lying (heart lying) [Chorus] I avoided the obvious even when it screamed (yeah) Read every sign wrong just to keep my peace (my peace) Knew the truth but I buried it deep (buried it) Told myself lies I was dying to believe (believe) I saw it coming from miles away (miles away) Still turned my head… and walked the same way (same way) [Outro] I didn’t miss it. I just didn’t want it to be real. (yeah…)
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