While You're Here

The walls I built were tall and made of stone,

To keep the cold from finding me alone.

But you stood there with a match and a smile,

And told me to stay for a little while.

Now I'm standing in the open, feeling the air,

Realizing the weight of the breath that we share.

To love someone is a terrifying thing,

(A terrifying thing),

To give them the power and the pain it might bring.

(The pain it might bring),

But oh, the fire and the reason to stay,

(The reason to stay),

To feel so alive while you're walking this way.

I'm terrified, but I'm finally here,

In the beautiful space between love and the fear.

In the beautiful space between love and the fear.

I see the clock and I count every beat,

Afraid of the day when our shadows don't meet.

But I'd rather have the heart that's broken and bruised,

Than a heart that's never known what it means to be used.

So I'll look at you now while the light is still gold,

And remember the story that's yet to be told.

To love someone is a terrifying thing,

(A terrifying thing),

To give them the power and the pain it might bring.

(The pain it might bring),

But oh, the fire and the reason to stay,

(The reason to stay),

To feel so alive while you're walking this way.

I'm terrified, but I'm finally here,

In the beautiful space between love and the fear.

In the beautiful space between love and the fear.

We're just soft skin and bones in a world that is fast,

Nothing is promised, and nothing will last.

So I'll hold you like glass, and I'll hold you like fire,

My deepest of prayers and my highest desire.

(Mmm-mmm)

Between love and the fear...

(Love and the fear...)

Just love...

Love you while you're here.

(Love you while you're here).