Proxy War (feat. Daniel James)

I've listened to both of you
All your musings
And thoughts on the other
I've tried to negotiate
Some sense of peace
But why should I bother

It's the back and forth
It's the constant gripes
About what he said or she said
I'm paralyzed
You know I can't take sides
When will you both realize
That I'm in pain

Just stop the constant questions
I'm pulling out of the fray
It's like I'm fighting in a proxy war
Where the only loser is me
If you'd just take the time
To see what you put me through
You would have seen the fire burn me down
And burn a hole in you

Every message I take never takes
And every thought that I relay
Never makes it through me intact
And is taken as a hostile act
And every story I hear
Always has two villains
Who both think they're untouchable
But you're both downright despicable

Never face to face
You only speak through me
Never in the same place
So only I can see
All the hate and the bad blood
That travels straight through me

I'm sick of fighting battles
I'm pulling out of the fray
It's like I'm fighting in a proxy war
Where the only loser is me
If you'd just take the time
To see what you put me through
You would have seen the fire burn me down
And burn a hole in you

I can't control
This conversation
Anymore

I need you both
So stop pointing fingers
And reconcile
You keep me whole
I can't let these parts of me
Continue wallowing in bile

Wave your white flag
Take my life back
Swallow your pride
To heal me inside