I tell myself all the things he surely meant to say

"Between The Lines" by Sara Bareilles

"Time to tell me the truth
To burden your mouth for what you say
No pieces of paper in the way
'Cause I can't continue
Pretending to choose
These opposite sides on which we fall
The loving you laters if at all
No right minds could wrong be this many times

My memory is cruel
I'm queen of attention to details
Defending intentions if he fails
Until now, he told me her name
It sounded familiar in a way
That I could have sworn
I'd heard him say it ten thousand times
Oh, if only I had been listening

Leave unsaid unspoken
Eyes wide shut unopened
You and me
Always between the lines
Between the lines

I thought I, thought I was ready to bleed
That we'd move from the shadows on the wall
And stand in the center of it all
Too late, two choices
To stay or to leave
Mine was so easy to uncover
He'd already left with the other
So I learned to listen through silence

Leave unsaid unspoken
Eyes wide shut unopened
You and me
Always be
You and me
Always be

I tell myself all the things he surely meant to say
Talk until the conversation doesn't stay on
"Wait for me, I'm almost ready"
When he meant "Let go"

Leave unsaid unspoken
Eyes wide shut unopened
You and me
Always be
You and me
Always between the lines
Between the lines
Between the lines"



This song is so beautiful and so tragically sad.  I think that's why I love it so much.  The tragic beauty.









--as always