A Couple Seconds

Did ya see it in my eyes
As they grew twice the size
Damn, I don't mean to fret
But since the ghosts are bleeding
And the children are screaming
I feel like there's a rope around my neck
There's all this pressure
To feel so much better
And I can't hold the sky up myself
I need someone
Please be that one
Who can help me quickly forget

I'm not that far away
Not asking you to stay
But please just give me a rest
And I swore I'd never be the one
To ruin all your fun
But I've tried and I've done my best

Please just take this pain
For a couple seconds
I promise that I won't go far
You could save me
From learning the lesson
That learning right now's too hard
Don't give your life to me
I'm not asking you to bleed
But if you take this pain
For a couple seconds
You could save me from a couple scars

I feel for you, Atlas
It's too much to balance
When the sky is crushing down on you
And when you're not the one that's holding
The sky up, you're just hoping
That it'll never fall on you

And you convince yourself a bet
Is better than regret
But it's still hard to believe
That there will come a time
In everyone's life
Where they feel like they're set free

Please just take this pain
For a couple seconds
I promise that I won't go far
You could save me
From learning the lesson
That learning right now's too hard
Don't give your life to me
I'm not asking you to bleed
But if you take this pain
For a couple seconds
You could save me from a couple scars

I'm not that far away
Not asking you to stay
But please just give me a rest
And I swore I'd never be the one
To ruin all your fun
But I've tried and I've done my best

Please just take this pain
For a couple seconds
I promise that I won't go far
You could save me
From learning the lesson
That learning right now's too hard
Don't give your life to me
I'm not asking you to bleed for me
If you take this pain
For a couple seconds
You could save me from a couple scars