LYRICS 

Verse 1: 
I send a message, then I fade away,
I’ve been hiding in the whiskey haze.
You come around, I start to play,
But I can see you’re tired of the games I make.

There’s something buried underneath this smile,
A truth I’ve been dodging for a while.
When I get close, I pull away,
And you’re left standing in my mess,
Watching me decay.

Pre-Chorus:
But I don’t wanna lose you,
Don’t wanna let you go.
Caught in the middle of this fire,
I’m burning up too slow.

Chorus:
It’s the push and pull, the rise and fall,
The distance in the way I call.
You’ve been waiting at the edge, so tired.
I’ve been lost in my denial,
Running circles ‘round the fire.
But you won’t wait for me anymore.
No, you won’t wait for me anymore.

Verse 2:
You say I’m playing, but I’m just scared,
Of what I’ll find if I strip myself bare.
Am I the man I’ve always known?
Or someone who’s too scared to be alone?

I’ve been testing you, just to see,
If you’ll leave or stay in this mess with me.
But now I see that you’ve been breaking,
And all I’ve done is leave you aching.

Pre-Chorus:
But I don’t wanna lose you,
Don’t wanna let you go.
Caught in the middle of this fire,
I’m burning up too slow.

Chorus:
It’s the push and pull, the rise and fall,
The distance in the way I call.
You’ve been waiting at the edge, so tired.
I’ve been lost in my denial,
Running circles ‘round the fire.
But you won’t wait for me anymore.
No, you won’t wait for me anymore.

Bridge:
Is it fear? Is it pride?
Is it the truth I’ve tried to hide?
In the silence, in the space,
I see the love that I’ve erased.
And I don’t know what to say,
But I can’t keep you locked away.
I can’t keep running while you wait,
I need to find the strength to say…

Chorus (Soft):
It’s the push and pull, the rise and fall,
The distance in the way I call.
You’ve been waiting at the edge, so tired.
I’ve been lost in my denial,
Running circles ‘round the fire.
But you won’t wait for me anymore,
No, you won’t wait for me anymore.

Outro:
The push and pull, it’s all I know,
But if I keep you close, will you stay or go?
I’m sorry for the mess I made,
I just hope it’s not too late…

Push and Pull

Push And Pull

LYRICS:

Verse 1:
There’s a line we meet,
But hesitate to cross.
A truth left unspoken,
Talk and it’s our loss
I see through your casual smile,
There’s more to us, left in denial
You say it means nothing, 
You say I’m a fool
I’m sure it means something
when we both feel the pull,

Pre-Chorus:
You’ve been drinking to forget,
The way you swoon
We tried to laugh it off,
Pretended to be cool
They say you flirt with everyone
but the joke’s on us,
What we don’t say, 
is what we can’t trust.

Chorus:
We’re tangled in shadows, 
Caught in between,
The truth we hide, 
What does it mean?
You push me away, 
but you hold me too close,
Pretending you’re fine, 
But we both know the ghost.
We’re tangled in shadows, 
Lost in the gray,
You’re afraid of the night, 
but can’t face the day.
Running from feelings 
We won’t ever claim,
We’re tangled in shadows, 
but it’s all just a game.
Verse 2:
You act like you’re sure 
You know who you are,
But I see the cracks 
Hiding beneath the scars.
You flirt with danger 
like it’s all just fun,
But there’s always more hiding
when the night is done.
You laugh, you deny, 
you call me weak,
But I feel the tension
we can't speak.
The moments we shared
weren’t just in my head,
You can drown it out with whiskey,
but the truth isn’t dead.

Pre-Chorus:
You say it’s nothing, 
but the look in your eyes,
Tells a story you can’t disguise.
I’m tired of playing 
the fool in your game,
But we both know things
will never be the same.

Chorus:
We’re tangled in shadows, 
Caught in between,
The truth we hide, 
What does it mean?
You push me away, 
but you hold me too close,
Pretending you’re fine, 
But we both know the ghost.
We’re tangled in shadows, 
Lost in the gray,
You’re afraid of the night, 
but can’t face the day.
Running from feelings 
We won’t ever claim,
We’re tangled in shadows, 
but it’s all just a game.

Bridge:
You call it brotherhood,
you say we’re just friends,
But the lines that we’ve crossed
don’t make any sense.
You flirt, then you freeze,
like you don’t understand,
But I’ve seen the way
you reach for my hand.
We’re caught in this web, 
and it’s not going to break,
You deny what’s real 
for both our sake.
But I’m done with pretending,
done with the lie,
Even in shadows,
the truth doesn’t die.

Chorus:
We’re tangled in shadows, 
Caught in between,
The truth we hide, 
We know what it means.
You push me away, 
but you hold me too close,
Pretending you’re fine, 
But we both know the ghost.
We’re tangled in shadows, 
Lost in the gray,
You’re afraid of the night, 
but can’t face the day.
Running from feelings 
We won’t ever claim,
We’re tangled in shadows, 
but it’s all just a game.

Outro:
We’re tangled in shadows,
you’re fading away,
But I can’t let go
of the part you won’t say.
You’re stuck in your silence,
and I’m stuck in mine,
Both haunted by secrets,
both running out of time.
We’re tangled in shadows,
lost in the night,
Searching for something,
but too scared to fight.

Tangled in Shadows

Tangled In Shadows

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I’ve seen it in the darkness
flickering for years,
A secret fire hidden
deep behind your fears.
I’ve been waiting for a moment,
but I don’t know what for,
I’ll hold my arms open,
reaching for your door.

Chorus:
I’ll be the light you
never asked for,
The warmth you
didn’t know you need.
This is all I
ever asked for
The strength to help
you believe.
In the silence
you’ve been keeping,
I’ll be the voice
that’s finally free.
For every word
you’ve never spoken,
I’ll be the light
that you see.

Verse 2:
Like a tree that bends
but never breaks,
You’ve held your ground
through every quake.
But the roots are tired,
the branches weak,
You don’t know how to ask,
you don’t know how to speak.

Chorus:
I’ll be the light you
never asked for,
The warmth you
didn’t know you need.
This is all I
ever asked for
The strength to help
you believe.
In the silence
you’ve been keeping,
I’ll be the voice
that’s finally free.
For every word
you’ve never spoken,
I’ll be the light
that you see.

Bridge:
And when the storm
comes crashing through,
I’ll be the sky
that clears for you.
No need to ask,
no need to try,
I’ll be the wings
when you can’t fly.

Chorus:
I’ll be the light you
never asked for,
The warmth you
didn’t know you need.
This is all I
ever asked for
The strength to help
you believe.
In the silence
you’ve been keeping,
I’ll be the voice
that’s finally free.
For every word
you’ve never spoken,
I’ll be the light
that you see.

Outro:
When the dark
becomes too heavy,
I’ll be the one
who stays steady.
For everything
you’ve never said,
I’ll be the light,
always ahead.

The Light

LYRICS:

Intro:
These feelings
they keep me holding on.
Can we talk?
When can we talk?
I want to let you know
that I can’t keep us
going on like this.
When I get wary,
all the crazy things
my obsession takes
a hold of me.

Chorus:
I want intimacy. I want trust.
I want matched affection, desire!
I want admiration. I want connection.
I want friendship with romance.
It should be simple.
Why can’t it be that simple?

Verse 1:
I’ve been told I wasn’t worthy of love,
I’d go to hell if I tried.
I’ve been told by you
to admit some truths.
I wasn’t ready to set
my secrets loose.
Now all I hold onto
is my regret. It’s all I get.
It’s what I get.

Verse 2:
I’ve been told by you
I should live my life.
I didn’t know I’d be foolish
to hear your lies.
These eyes of mine
have no remorse. It’s all by force.
It’s what I force.

Chorus:
I want intimacy. I want trust.
I want matched affection, desire!
I want admiration. I want connection.
I want friendship with romance.
It should be simple.
Why can’t it be that simple?

Bridge 1:
This time I was careful
or so I thought.
This time when you told me
what you brought.
It’s cool. It’s fine.
You said take it half time
and I felt nothing.
I could feel nothing.

Verse 3:
I’ve been numb for a while.
Why should that change?
The numbness from
my jaded pain
has caused all my feelings to cease.
Dead and bored.
I am dead and bored.

Verse 4:
I’ve been dumb for a while.
I could not change
this mental block
inside my brain
denies the tender
flesh and bone.
I lie alone.
I’ll die alone.

Bridge 2:
I’ve been told I wasn’t worthy of love,
I’d go to hell if I tried.

Verse 5:
This time we made
a big mistake.
You gave me more
than I could take.
My fortress crumbled,
brick by brick.
You watched me crumble.
You let me fall

Pre-Chorus:
And I felt it all rush in.
I could feel it all rush in.
The feelings were too much.
The feelings made me touch.
I could feel you when
you wrapped your arms around me
and I liked it.
You declared yourself
my guilty pleasure
and I liked it.
When I thought I was in the way,
you held me close to make me stay.

Chorus:
But these feelings, they keep me holding on!
I want intimacy. I want trust.
I want matched affection, desire!
I want admiration. I want connection.
I want friendship with romance.
It should be simple.
Why can’t it be that simple?

Bridge 3:
This time I was careful
or so I thought.
This time when you told me
I did not
I did not have to worry
about how I’d made you feel.
You were comfortable
in my arms

Verse 6:
I’ve been cold for a while.
My fleeting youth
is heating up
my aching truth.
Desire for all things
flesh and bone.
I’m not alone.
I won’t be alone.

Chorus:
I want intimacy. I want trust. I want matched affection, desire. I want admiration. I want connection. I want friendship with romance. It should be simple. Why can’t it be that simple?

Outro:
I've been told I wasn't worthy of love. I'd go to hell if I tried.

Simple

LYRICS:

Verse 1:
I used to hold out hope for a sign,
I got left alone in your silence, 
You made excuses every time.
I let my guard down

And I gave you all my truth,
Every step toward you left me bruised.

Pre-Chorus:
Kept me out with these walls you built,
Wasted my time on your pain and guilt.

Chorus:
I won’t beg, I won’t plead,
At this price, I won’t need
I’ve given too much freely, 
Why don’t you believe me?
I won’t crawl, I won’t break, 
In my heart, I won’t ache,
If you can’t meet me halfway,
I won’t beg.

Verse 2:
I’ve been drowned out by your sorrows, 
While I played a part in your games,
You knew my soul burned quietly,
but you still fan the flames.

Your assumptions make it complicated, 
Your excuses are terrible lies 
The darkness grows, the fire dies.

Pre-Chorus:
I was the hand that reached for your heart,
But I’m done standing still while you tear it apart.

Chorus:
I won’t beg, I won’t plead,
At this price, I won’t need
I’ve given too much freely, 
Why don’t you believe me?
I won’t crawl, I won’t break, 
In my heart, I won’t ache,
If you can’t meet me halfway,
I won’t beg.

Bridge:
Love shouldn’t feel like a chain,
I’m not your prisoner, not to your blame.
I deserve someone who chooses me too,
Not someone who’s scared of the truth.

Chorus:
I won’t beg, I won’t plead,
At this price, I won’t need
I’ve given too much freely, 
Why don’t you believe me?
I won’t crawl, I won’t break, 
In my heart, I won’t ache,
If you can’t meet me halfway,
I won’t beg.

Outro:
This heart of mine deserves to be free,
Can’t skip a beat for someone who won’t see me.
So here’s my truth, take it or leave,
But I won’t beg for what I need.…
No, I won’t beg

I Won't Beg

JLSthe2nd

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