When I Looked at You I Did a Terrible Thing
I can make you small
I can ignore all the beauty that's within you
I can forget that there's a story that is all your own
Look past all you've overcome and the life you've carved out
The dreams that you've been brave enough to keep
And I can make you small
So call me out
Because there's something broken inside of me
That I could shield my eyes
That I can't see the unwavering band of light
And make you an object
Make you an object
Make you something I could get my head and hands around
And I feel small
That I could've let myself do something
So destructive, so routinely
Sick with fear I built a wall
I get so nervous around people
And one on one I turn to stone
What if you really got to know me?
I look away then at my feet
So call me out
Because there's something broken inside of me
That I can shield my eyes
That I can't see the unwavering band of light
And make you an object
Make you an object
Make you something I could get my head and hands around
So I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
I can ignore all the beauty that's within you
I can forget that there's a story that is all your own
Look past all you've overcome and the life you've carved out
The dreams that you've been brave enough to keep
And I can make you small
So call me out
Because there's something broken inside of me
That I could shield my eyes
That I can't see the unwavering band of light
And make you an object
Make you an object
Make you something I could get my head and hands around
And I feel small
That I could've let myself do something
So destructive, so routinely
Sick with fear I built a wall
I get so nervous around people
And one on one I turn to stone
What if you really got to know me?
I look away then at my feet
So call me out
Because there's something broken inside of me
That I can shield my eyes
That I can't see the unwavering band of light
And make you an object
Make you an object
Make you something I could get my head and hands around
So I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
I will tattoo on the back of my eyelids
You are a mystery
You are a mystery
Credits
Writer(s): Tyler Humphrey, Jeremy Barnett, Brian Wakefield, Joshua Tipton, Wesley Baughman
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