Linda Kong

Verse 1
You said you couldn’t eat again
So I walked you down the hall
you were fighting with your body
i was fighting not to show it all

i watched the spaces at our feet
the little cracks between the tiles
i held your hands inside mine
and watched the distance grow in miles

Pre chorus 1
Second time today
Fifth time this week
Love was standing at your door
but you were too far gone to speak

Chorus
i learned a thousand ways to comfort you
bent my heart to keep yours still
i promised you that you’d get better
when you couldn’t believe you ever will

two years I threw them into the sea
believing one more might reach you eventually
i kept throwing, kept on hoping
for an ocean that could feel a thing

Verse 2
You asked me what I thought
when everything went wrong
id spend hours trying to answer
even when my own days felt too long

and I knew you needed someone
so I never asked you why
id say “You will get better, you always will”
then swallow everything inside

Pre chorus 2
second time today
Fifth time this week
i kept knocking at your door
while you were too far gone to speak

Chorus
i learned a thousand ways to comfort you
bent my heart to keep yours still
i promised you that you’d get better
when you couldn’t believe you ever will

two years I threw them into the sea
believing one more might reach you eventually
i kept throwing, kept on hoping
for an ocean that could feel a thing

Bridge
you told me that you had hit rock bottom
but what about me who stood by you
did you ever think about me, too?
that the person you depended on
could have needed someone all along

Final Chorus
i learned a thousand ways to comfort you
but none of them could get through
i promised you that you’d get better
while I was breaking quietly, too

two years I threw them into the sea
just one more, and you’ll finally see
but you never noticed me