Trapped in the Throat

Verse 1

Small

Looking down

Tracing tiles on the floor

I see your shoes from the corner of my eye

Stutter

Sinking fast

My hands find the seams in my pockets

I want to tell you

I want to show you

I want to give you something real

Chorus

But the words stay trapped in my throat

Like a bird that forgot how to fly

I’m a ghost in the back of the room

Just waiting for the right kind of goodbye

I love you

I love you

I love you

Verse 2

Cold tea

Sitting on the desk

The steam stopped rising an hour ago

You laugh at a joke I didn't even hear

Hard to breathe

Heavy chest

Heavy heart

Heavy head

I keep my secrets under the floorboards

Keep them safe

Keep them locked

Keep them quiet

Chorus

But the words stay trapped in my throat

Like a bird that forgot how to fly

I’m a ghost in the back of the room

Just waiting for the right kind of goodbye

I love you

I love you

I love you

Bridge

Maybe tomorrow the sun comes up differently

Maybe tomorrow I find the nerve to speak

Maybe tomorrow

Maybe tomorrow

Maybe tomorrow

Chorus

But the words stay trapped in my throat

Like a bird that forgot how to fly

I’m a ghost in the back of the room

Just waiting for the right kind of goodbye

I love you

I love you

I love you

Outro

Still silent

Still here

Walking home alone again

I love you

I love you

Goodnight