Icon
A love existing only as an icon
She only sees the things she has her eyes on
To only feel the things they have a name for
The real thing don't feel nothing like the icon
Is this what you expected
Eternally dependent
On something that destroys you
On suffering you're drawn to
We're guilty of the same crime
Committed at the same time
A shallowness of feeling
Mistaken for the real thing
A love existing only as an icon
You're only in control with all the lights on
You're sad beyond belief and it's your own fault
The real thing don't feel nothing like the icon
I've hid you from the real me
The version that you can't see
We sugarcoat the surface
Of things we think are worthless
Got a message from above
It wasn't hard to comprehend
Said the one who's on your mind
Hasn't thought of you tonight
They seem to be just fine
I've always looked to you just like an icon
A beautiful relief I could rely on
And if something doesn't change how could it go wrong
But this pain hasn't changed and it's been so long
The real thing just ain't nothing like the icon
She only sees the things she has her eyes on
To only feel the things they have a name for
The real thing don't feel nothing like the icon
Is this what you expected
Eternally dependent
On something that destroys you
On suffering you're drawn to
We're guilty of the same crime
Committed at the same time
A shallowness of feeling
Mistaken for the real thing
A love existing only as an icon
You're only in control with all the lights on
You're sad beyond belief and it's your own fault
The real thing don't feel nothing like the icon
I've hid you from the real me
The version that you can't see
We sugarcoat the surface
Of things we think are worthless
Got a message from above
It wasn't hard to comprehend
Said the one who's on your mind
Hasn't thought of you tonight
They seem to be just fine
I've always looked to you just like an icon
A beautiful relief I could rely on
And if something doesn't change how could it go wrong
But this pain hasn't changed and it's been so long
The real thing just ain't nothing like the icon
Credits
Writer(s): Rain Emmanuel Johannes
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