Bend And Not Break - Dashboard Confessional

I catalog these steps now, decisive and intentioned

Precise and patterned specifically to yours

I’m talented at breathing, especially exhaling

So that my chest will rise and fall with yours

I’m careful not to wake you, fearing conversation

It’s better just to hold you and keep you pacified

I’m talented with reason, I cover all the angles

I can fail before I ever try

Try to understand, there’s an old mistake that fools will make

And I’m the king of them, pushing everything that’s good away

So won’t you hold me now?

I will not bend, I will not break

Won’t you hold me now?

I will not bend, I will not break

I am fairly agile.

I can bend and not break

Or I can break and take it with a smile

And I am so resilient.

I recover quickly

I’ll convince you soon that I’m fine

Try to understand, there’s an old mistake that fools will make

And I’m the king of them, pushing everything that’s good away

So won’t you hold me now?

I will not bend, I will not break

Won’t you hold me now?

For you I rise, for you I fall

Just hold me close to you

Just hold me close to you

Just hold me close to you

Just hold me close to you, to you

Try to understand, there’s an old mistake that fools will make

And I’m the king of them, pushing everything that’s good away

So won’t you hold me now?

Won’t you hold me now, now, now, now, now, now?