when there is a gap in the line
will you fill it
when there is a sin to overlook
will you cover it
when there is anger in my voice
will you hear it
when there are lies in my eyes
will you see them
you were always faithful in the main
you were always willing to be slain
you were always there for us both
when i fell through the cracks in my heart
when there are scars to be healed
you will heal them
when there are wounds to be bound
you will bind them
when there were truths to be found
you will find them
when there is love to deliver
you feel that

run run run
or i will find you
run run run
until your lungs seize
or i will find and punish
or i will treat you mean
run run run
or i will teach you
run run run
until your eyes bleed
or i will find and blemish
or i will treat your meat
run run run
or i will tempt you
run run run
until your heart freeze
or i will learn to love you
or i will let you go

i found you thinking in the stacks
and i wanted to touch you but i knew
you would leave yourself for me
and lose forever what you'd been wondering
and i thought i'd rather have
all the story instead of the frustrated beginning
so i sat
but i could see you
and to see you is to want you
and i waited
and i bit my nails
and still you thought
i thought

i wandered away because i did not want
to break you away
even if later you would say
i was deciding between
macatunie and grilled cheese tonight
because by forebearance
i learn to taste distinctions

don't i