Liability

The day I got my first tattoo

I was afraid to brave the needle

What if my panic cut off all the air to my lungs

Or the pain left me bleeding?

Maybe fate has a bone to pick

Feel like I haven't slept in weeks

I've been having trouble breathing now

Ever since we both don't speak

She said, Eventually

I'll only be

A liability

You don't want me

I said, I promise

You can trust me

I can stitch your heart up

If you let me

She said, My hands are tied

I'm sorry

And nothing you do

Could ever fix me

I'll have to go eventually

And I hope to god

You don't hate me when I leave

And now the year is new

But if only you knew the way

I lie awake as the seasons change

Dancing on unmarked graves of rose colored days

Wish the passage of time would only seal our fate

You're a runaway flame with an addiction to fame

I'm a ticket for two on a one way train

Put my faith in your embrace

How dare you take it in vain

She said, Eventually

I'll only be

A liability

You don't want me

I said, I promise

You can trust me

I can stitch your heart up

If you let me

She said, My hands are tied

I'm sorry

And nothing you do

Could ever fix me

I'll have to go eventually

And I hope to god

You don't hate me when I leave

I'm in the passenger seat

You're a bird with a broken wing

I'm buried four feet deep

You're a stone cold sinner

Living in my head rent free

And now I see

You'll always be

A liability to me

Don't you go away

(I'm falling)

Don't you go away, darlin'

(I'm falling, won't you stay)

Love, why don't you stay?

(I'm falling)

Why don't you stay here, darlin'?

(I promise you, I'll stay)

Promise you I'd stay

(I'm falling)

Said I'd stay for you, my darling

(I promise you, I'll stay)

Will you be okay?

I'm better on my own now, anyway