Stay Out

Stay Out

Stay out of my heart,
Keep your praises locked away.
I’m just a ghost anyways
So why waste your time on me?
There's no star within reach of me,
No one for me to reach out and touch.
No one can tame me,
You certainly can’t stop me
When my mind is set on this.
But I know you can’t change the way you feel
And neither can I.
The city lights shine tonight
But they don’t shine for me,
And they’re not shining for you either.
I’ve got the needle, poised,
To sew my mouth shut
So I won’t spill promises I can never keep.
And if that won’t work I’ll lock myself away,
Somewhere you’ll never find me.
I’m afraid I’ll do something I’ll regret
And that feeling grows stronger when I’m around you.
I don’t know what you’re thinking or how you feel about this,
About me.
My thoughts are on acid,
Blazing through my mind like falling stars.
I’m torn in two, like a stream
Forking in the midst of a wood,
Like notebook paper ripped in half
When the words don’t come out right.
Feels like my throat is in a vice grip,
I can’t get the words put
To let you know I want you…
To stay out of my mind.
I want your gaze ripped from mine,
I want back the heart you’ve stolen
So easily, like you held the key all along.
Did you?
Maybe there’s no way for you to stay out of my life or my heart,
Maybe you’re the one I’ve been looking for.
And if I could muster the courage
To open my lips and let my feelings tumble forth,
Float to your ears on wind of a prayer.
I would, if I could,
I would tell you
Not to stay out of my heart.