I was a building, you were a bird I was rooted and hoped you were I wanted steady, I wanted you But I loved deeper than you asked me to So you flew and I chased until my feet turned blue But what is love if you have to beg for it Nearly killed me just waiting for it So I watched as you flew I was an ocean that you sank below I rolled like thunder and you ran for home I could see you, the parts you hid I gave everything when you wanted a little bit So you flew and I chased until my feet turned blue But what is love if you have to beg for it Nearly killed me just hoping for it So I watched as you flew