Hark, how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say “Throw cares away” Christmas is here Bringing good cheer (good cheer) To young and old Meek and the bold, oh People sing songs of good cheer Christmas time is here Oh, how they pound (oh, how they pound) Raising the sound (raising the sound) O’er hill and dale (o’er hill and dale) Telling their tale (telling their tale) People sing songs of good cheer (people sing songs of good cheer) Christmas is here (Christmas time is here) People sing songs of good cheer Christmas time is here
I built these walls to hide my ghosts Your fingers trace the wounds exposed I try and try to let you in But I fail again and again
So I keep you at arm’s length and let you go But I don’t wanna give you away Yeah I keep you at arm’s length and let you go But only if you promise to stay
You think you know that you know But you really don’t know me I know you love so hard And it’s killing me slowly
And now I can’t eat, can’t sleep Knowing that you’re not lonely I know you love so hard And it’s killing me slowly
Killing me Killing me Killing me slowly
I run this maze, erase my steps With lips that lie, with every breath You try and try to let me in But I hurt you again and again
So I keep you at arm’s length and let you go But I don’t wanna give you away Yeah I keep you at arm’s length and let you go But only if you promise to stay
You think you know that you know But you really don’t know me I know you love so hard And it’s killing me slowly
And now I can’t eat, can’t sleep Knowing that you’re not lonely I know you love so hard And it’s killing me slowly Killing me slowly
You’re everything I need I should have known, I should have known You’re everything I need I should have known
You’re everything I need I should have known, I should have known You’re everything I need I should have known
You think you know that you know But you really don’t know me I know you love so hard And it’s killing me slowly
And now I can’t eat, can’t sleep Knowing that you’re not lonely I know you love so hard And it’s killing me slowly
You’re everything I need I should have known (Killing me) (Killing me) (Killing me slowly) You’re everything I need I should have known (Killing me) (Killing me) (Killing me slowly)
My 2cents – first off let me apologize for the formatting. WordPress was stuck on stupid today and I couldn’t get the lyrics to unbold. The video for this song shows a woman dealing with infidelity. The song itself has power. We don’t often see the pieces that are broken off by the actions we take, and this song speaks about recovery from the loss of those broken bits. I love the strength it takes to say that I love you but you don’t know me. I see it as questioning whether the love is real. For me, I have felt the heaviness of a “love” like this. It’s one sided and it smothers you. It’s not really love but when you are under the spell of it you can’t imagine it as anything else.
Pattimouse 