Lyrics
Blood in the Water
[Verse 1]
I watch your eyes for a change in the light,
Read into silence in the middle of the night.
You say you love me, but I question the truth,
Like there's something wrong with being chosen by you.
I keep looking for the catch in your words,
For the hidden goodbye that I've always feared.
You give me your heart, I give you my doubt,
Building a fire just to put myself out.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know, I know, you haven't let go,
But my mind keeps writing endings I don't wanna know.
I'm waiting for the moment the other shoe drops,
For the sound of your footsteps as you walk off.
[Chorus]
Whatcha gon' do when there's blood in the water?
When you decide to reject my love for the latter?
Still waiting for you to say that I didn't matter.
Still waiting for you to say go away,
Still waiting for you to say stay away,
Forever...
[Verse 2]
You could give me the stars, I'd still question the sky,
Wonder what you see when you look in my eyes.
Out of all the hearts that you could've called home,
Why'd you choose mine when there's better to know?
I don't wanna doubt you, I swear that I don't,
But there's a war in my head that my heart never won.
You tell me I'm wanted, I search for the lie,
I'm afraid you'll stop choosing me somewhere down the line.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know, I know, you're still holding on,
But my mind keeps insisting that something is wrong.
I'm bracing for a goodbye you never said,
Fighting with a future that lives in my head.
[Chorus]
Whatcha gon' do when there's blood in the water?
When you decide to reject my love for the latter?
Still waiting for you to say that I didn't matter.
Still waiting for you to say go away,
Still waiting for you to say stay away,
Forever...
[Bridge]
Maybe you mean every word that you say,
Maybe you're not looking for an escape.
Maybe I'm searching for cracks in the floor,
Afraid you'll discover you deserve something more.
And God, I hate that I think this way,
That I turn your love into something to fear.
You're standing right here, but I'm already gone,
Lost in a goodbye that hasn't come along.
[Breakdown]
Say you don't want me.
Tell me I'm wrong.
Tell me the place where I belong.
Tell me I'm wanted.
Tell me I'm enough.
Tell me I'm not too hard to love.
...Why am I still waiting?
[Final Chorus]
Whatcha gon' do when there's blood in the water?
Will you still reach for me when the waves get harder?
I'm still waiting for the words I fear you'll say,
Still waiting for the day you turn away.
Still waiting for you to say go away,
Still waiting for you to say stay away...
Forever...
[Outro]
You haven't said goodbye.
You haven't let me go.
So why am I rehearsing
A goodbye you'll never know?
Why am I still waiting?