I wish we could dull the shades we paint
From blue to black and back to blue again
Wish we'd pierce the silence in this pitch black room
Reaching through the dark like we used to do
I wish we could quiet the song we sing
Words taste like blood spit down your bathroom sink
I'll chalk it up to love and never tell
And slip into your shower like I slipped under your spell
What became of my boy with the broken heart?
It's like you're sitting shotgun wide-eyed in a getaway car
Got a target on your life and a light in my face
I'm saying please, don't run away
I wish we could quell the flames we brew
The harrowed threats and careless follow throughs
I will cover up, I'll lie, deny the blame
Til you convince me I'm the problem, like I convince you to stay
What became of my boy with the broken heart?
Now you're sitting shotgun wide-eyed in a getaway car
Got a target on your life and a light in my face
I'm saying please, don't run away
I'm standing in your kitchen and I'm looking for some answers
You stagger all around me like a drunken ballroom dancer
There's traffic lights and church bells,
Parked cars and blaring horns
And we sat there in good faith, naming kids that won't be born
And you'll say what became of my girl with the broken heart?
Well I'm sitting all alone in a getaway car
Sent your things up north but couldn't bring myself to call
Cause you're made of nails and there's no wood left at all
Oh, breath by breath this love that we had made
Left it lying there for dead, didn't we babe?
Yeah I ran, I ran, I ran, we ran away