Story Behind The Song
I'm still living it.
Song Description
She still wants to be friends, but it's too painful.
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Endearing, Moving |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Toad The Wet Sprocket, Crowded House |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
stay away
©2003 moffett/creighton
i used to be able to let go,
now i sink my fingers in expecting things to break.
neurotic, it?s catastrophic, i never know
if i?ll be overwhelmed, or if i will overwhelm
but it?s all right, don?t do me any favors
just like they say, distance,
makes the heart grow fonder of distance.
in that case you should just, stay away.
so everything i thought was a work of art that i?ve never seen,
turns to yellow faded paper too long in the sun,
and no images will remind you of the way it used to be,
cuz it never really mattered, i never really mattered
but it?s all right, don?t do me any favors
just like they say, distance,
makes the heart grow fonder of distance.
in that case you should just, stay away.
it?s all right here, broken paths are always very clear,
so i?ll just go, and he?ll step in,
and you?ll go on just like you?ve always been.
everything can change and we?ll forget
you?re throwing things and screaming in my head.
when all that we are is just as we were
and it?s never been clear why,
you were never really sure,
it?ll never be easy.
so, i?ll stay away.