Crushed
The only thing that got me through this
was the promise to myself
that I'd never let myself go through this again
once I was free of it.
But now you've got me like I'll never be free,
pulling me back
to our private hell.
.
But I refuse to be leaned on
Refuse to dry your tears
And now that it's over
I refused to calm your fears
Because I want to lean on
Someone else on my own
But I want to be alone.
.
And I'm leaving you behind
If you stay, that's not my problem
I can't afford to pity anyone who suffered with me
--who suffered like me.
And now I'm out of here.
And I'm shaking you off like ash from my shoulders
from a past that ended
when I burned that bridge away.
.
And I refuse to be leaned on
Refuse to dry your tears
And I refuse to be like you
Imprisoned with your fears
And now that it's over
I refuse to be a friend
I refuse to be leaned on
Again
.
And as I leave you behind
I won't let me tell myself
I refuse to hear the truth
--that when I'm running from you
I'm running from everything.
And I'll never face it because
...
I'll never be leaned on
I'll never dry my tears
But I'll never be like you
Imprisoned by your fears
But it will never be over
Until I break free
I'm running forever
I'm running from me.