i swallow hard   because i know    that what comes next will hurt    (you more than me)       i bite my lip   to try to stop it from shaking   the teeth have broken the skin   and the blood tastes cold to me    after all    those nights you kept me warm    i'd hold my breath just to hear you sleep       i must admit i saw it coming    the air between us   had gotten harder yet to breathe    i'd run away if i could help it    but i can't remember to forget your face       you can say my heart has changed    but it's my will you've beaten down    i'd kiss you now    but I fear my caustic tongue    would only serve to salt your wounds       you are as beautiful as ever    yet i'm starting to resent your smile    because it's killing me to say this    but I'm dying inside to leave       it's a place we've never been    it's a waste to keep it in       it means little to you    but the world to me