What Was I

Lyrics

Verse 1
Twenty years
I wore your name
Like a ring
Like it meant the same

You said "wait"
I said "okay"
I built a life
In the pause you made

Pre-Chorus
You came back
Then you slipped away
Left me hanging
By a thread each day

And I kept
A place for you
Tell me how
I was supposed to move

Chorus
What was I
All those years?
(What was I?)
Just a room
For your fears

What was I
To your heart?
(What was I?)
Held too close
Left too far

You had my days
You had my tears
What was I
All those years?

Verse 2
I learned your silences
By their weight
I read your face
Like a closing gate

You'd say "not now"
I'd hear "stay"
And I stayed
In a losing game

Pre-Chorus
You loved the ache
Of keeping me near
A little hope
And a little fear

And I kept
Taking the bait
Tell me how
You let me wait

Chorus
What was I
All those years?
(What was I?)
Just a room
For your fears

What was I
To your heart?
(What was I?)
Held too close
Left too far

You had my days
You had my tears
What was I
All those years?

Bridge
Say it plain
Don't hide now
Was I love
Or just a vow?

Was I home
Or just your edge?
A hand to hold
At the ledge

I need the truth
Not your regret
'Cause some wounds
Don't close yet

Final Chorus
What was I
All those years?
(What was I?)
Just a room
For your fears

What was I
To your heart?
(What was I?)
Held too close
Left too far

You had my days
You had my tears
What was I
All those years?
(What was I?)
What was I
All those years?