What it Takes

I can feel the hollowness in my chest,

but everyone said it's for the best.

And I'm out here drowning

hiding my pain with smiles, never growing.

And I watch with troubled eyes as you rest,

and slip away with every breath.

I stare at the stars above and wonder

if I'm still the one you're dreaming of.

Cuz underneath the darkness, my light is trying so hard to be seen...

I know this, cuz there's a little bit shining through my seams.

It's all been taken

and I've never been so shaken.

But if this is what it takes, I'll be the one to bear the pain.

And if this is what it takes, 

I'll build up the wall that won't ever break.

You keep telling me that I'll be fine,

but I'm barely treading water and you're

never home on time.

I don't even know what I'm trying to do,

I just know, I'm a fool for you.

Cuz underneath, this darkness,

Our light is trying so hard to be seen.
And I knew us, and I've noticed a little

bit shining through our seams...

And I've been through all this pain,

Cuz nothing is the same.

But this is what it takes. 

And I may not understand yet,

but sometimes I forget

that I don't have to do this on my own.

You're my shoulder to lean on,

my right when I feel wrong. 

I need to take your hand and just move on..

And this is what it takes,

to let you be the one to bare my pain.

Break down my walls that are in your way 

That's what it'll take.