Off Screen

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I knew you weren't the one

I picked flowers and petals

out of the field you crossed

And I sat there daydreaming

The sun by my side

The wind in my hair

Each day passed by and I knew you didn'tcare

There were ways I tried

Though to not seem desperate

I only watched on the sideline

There were notes I had written

Practicing what to say

Yet when you're near me

I can't even say "hey"

It's not like those movies

She fell first, he fell harder

I fell first, he fell never

It's not like those movies

Where they had a script to follow

My attempt would be in vain

My heart be hollow

It would all go off-track

You'd be to blame

Because I didn't want to look at myself the

way others claimed

We're not like those movies

With the slow-motion eye contact

Yet I remember the details of your gaze

and it's impact

I'd wonder if you laugh when I fall

Would you answer if I call

Do you stare when my back is turned

Do you feel like I'm someone who needsto be earned

Do you mute your surroundings to

hear my laugh

Do you think I'm your other half

When you hear my name do you think twice

Do you think being with me would pay

a huge price

It's not like those movies

You don't read my letters that I never gave

Because love is supposed to be

different nowadays

You don't read the messages I never send

Because I'm afraid of what's gonna happen

I'm not sure why I'm in love

With someone I can't have

If my younger self knew about this

She'd definitely laugh

"This is not a movie" She'd say


I would reply that she's right

But I'd still be in dismay

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