You're fluent in the language of leaving things unsaid I've memorized the outlines of your fingers in my head You make love like you mean it, then pull away in fear But darling you know distance is just a way to disappear Oh, the avoidant Don't let anyone too close 'Cause what if they see you Oh, but worse what if they don't And the hardest thing you'll ever do is stay But the saddest thing you'll ever lose is me Maybe we're too different, said behind the veil of shame Of whatever else you need to tell yourself to sleep again You talk of freedom like a cure, but freedom's never free 'Cause when you wake to emptiness, that echo will be me Oh, the avoidant Don't let anyone too close 'Cause what if they see you Oh, but worse what if they don't And the hardest thing you'll ever do is stay But the saddest thing you'll ever lose is me It's the little things that give you away Lingering glances, the words you won't say The way you ramble when we reach the door Can scent your plea for me to stay a little longer Oh, the avoidant Always two steps away Kiss me once goodbye And I swear this time I'll leave Oh, the avoidant Don't let anyone too close 'Cause what if they see you Oh, but worse what if they don't And the hardest thing you'll ever do is stay But the saddest thing you'll ever lose is me