Tell me you need me And I will understand Because I've seen the desert drinking From the rain's open hand Tell me you want me And I will lay me down We can melt like snow in the summer And flow underground Just don't tell me that you love me Because I'll believe it like an answer to my prayers And I've been waiting for these words On the thinnest of air It's been a long time coming It's been a long time coming I tell you I'm frightened A crash of lightning in the air Now you're changing like the weather And I'm caught unprepared You see I've been angry I've been all dammed up inside And when the walls come down I'm gonna drown with the tide Nothing can save me this time Then you tell me that you love me And I believe it like an answer to my prayers Because I've been waiting for these words On the thinnest of air I've been dreaming of this moment so long I almost don't care