Lyrics

Falling Backwards

My eyes could not penetrate your surface
The wise could not predict how far you’d fall
I never knew how much inside you were broken
I never heard the impact when you hit the wall

You were my last drop of water
You were my hand-hold on the ledge
You were the one who kept me from falling
I never realised how close you were to the edge

You were my only love, but you never heard me say it
You were my only song
But you never heard me play it
No you never heard me play it
And when the truth came knock-knock-knocking on your heart
Wow, wow you were falling backwards from the edge
Into the dark
You were falling backwards

You were strong for me in a world without foundation
You were true in a story full of lies
You gave of yourself and asked no favours
When you suffered you let no one see your eyes

I could never see inside your silent heart
Sometimes I couldn’t see you for dust
You found it hard to share your confidences
That was something I could only buy with trust

You were my only love, but you never heard me say it
You were my only song
But you never heard me play it
No you never heard me play it
And when the truth came knock-knock-knocking on your heart
Wow, wow you were falling backwards from the edge
Into the dark
You were falling backwards

You took such risks in the ruins of your emotions
I never saw anyone so brave
Or so foolish – to think that you could ever save someone
Who would not be saved

You were my only love, but you never heard me say it
You were my only song, but you never heard me play it
No, no you never heard me play it
And when the truth came knock-knock-knocking on your heart
You were falling backwards from the edge
Into the dark

Into the dark
Into the dark
You were falling backwards