Taken Away

I’m always gonna take the easy way out

I’m never gonna tell you how I feel

It’s easier for me to shut this out

than it is to say a couple words, and make this all turn real

it’s easier for me to fire shots

it’s easier for me to think about everybody else instead of you

it’s easier to settle for what we got

cause if I wanted more, asked for more

you could always shut the door

and anyway, I know the answer you’d give

let’s go down to the docks tomorrow night

closer to the water, and farther from our flight

the other day when I took you up

you were terrified, scared to fly

I held your hand, you closed your eyes

and all at once, I knew this couldn’t be fixed

every new friend, every new face, it can all be taken away

every new friend, every new face, it can all be taken away

I’m never gonna tell you how I feel

not when all of this could be blown out of the sky

and you’re the one who wants to keep me near

but I feel obvious, I telegraph

all of my uneasiness

and honestly, I think you know what this is

ooh, don’t notice me, please

every new friend, every new face, it can all be taken away

every new friend, every new face, it can all be taken away

every new smile, every surprise, everything you hold down inside

everything new, everything bright, it can all be taken away

taken away

taken away

it can all be taken away

swallow what you were gonna say

never let it show on your face

cause it can all be taken away