If I Left

by Knife Rituals

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lyrics

i know i don't love you
the way that you want me to
i'm not an ache in your bones
but the comfort of home
like books on a shelf
arranged in our sense of selves
come to rest
on your side of bed
i know there's a chaos
that you want instead
of a quiet
where nothing needs to be said

i don't want to hurt you
i just want to know that i could
if i left (if i left, if i left)
i don't want to hurt you
i just want to know that it would
if i left (if i left, if i left)
the worst part of me thinks you'd be fine with the silence
instead of bereft

i know you can't love me
the way that you want me to
you'll never be a match
burning up and consumed
set fire to the rooms
let them fill up with smoke
while we sleep and i dream of you

i don't want to hurt you
i just want to know that i could
if i left (if i left, if i left)
i don't want to hurt you
i just want to know that it would
if i left (if i left, if i left)
the worst part of me thinks you'd be fine with the silence
instead of bereft

love is not constantly worrying that you've made the worst choice of your life
love is not a debt to be paid back with suffering and sacrifice
i know it's wrong
i know it's wrong
i know it's wrong

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john- guitar/vocals
jordan- drums
santiago- bass
anne- guitar/vocals

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