I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, HERE IN THIS BED
SEEMS LIKE HOURS, I’VE SPENT LOST IN MY HEAD
TALKIN’ MYSELF DOWN, FROM ANOTHER FINE LEDGE
WITH A VIEW OF THE CITY, THAT I’D RATHER FORGET
AND I HOPE I’M JUST SPINNING’ WHEELS THAT GO NOWHERE
I CAN’T HELP MYSELF BUT WONDER
I KNOW, I KNOW I’VE HAD ALL NIGHT TO TAKE IT THERE
AND LET IT PULL ME UNDER
WHERE THE WATER’S TOO DEEP
AND THE SECRETS YOU KEEP, THEY SPILL
WHEN YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP
AND YOU’RE TELLIN’ ME THINGS THAT KILL
I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU’VE DONE
IF YOU’RE READY TO RUN, I WILL
YOU’VE BEEN BREAKING RANDOM HEARTS ALL OF THIS TIME
I’VE KEPT MYSELF BUSY JUSTIFYING YOUR CRIMES
AND LOOKING FOR ANSWERS THAT I KNOW I WON’T FIND
‘CAUSE THERE’S NO GOOD REASON FOR WHAT YOU’D LEAVE BEHIND
THE OLD ME USED TO THINK THAT WE WERE BOTH ONE & THE SAME
BUT NOW THAT SOUNDS CRAZY WHEN I LOOK BACK
AND REALIZE THAT I WAS NOTHING BUT A PLAYER IN YOUR GAME
A PAWN THAT YOU COULD SACRIFICE AND LAUGH
WHEN THE WATER’S TOO DEEP
AND THE SECRETS YOU KEEP, THEY SPILL
WHEN YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP
AND YOU’RE TELLIN’ ME THINGS THAT KILL
WHEN YOU’RE LEFT WITH THE GUN
AND YOU’RE READY TO RUN, I WILL
BE THE HAND THAT YOU HOLD
WHEN THE BODIES GO COLD, AND STILL
LET THE STORIES GET TOLD
LET THE RUMORS UNFOLD, UNTIL
I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU’VE DONE
IF YOU’RE READY TO RUN, I WILL
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023