You and I are never still
There’s always just so much to do
Even in this quiet place
It was never an escape
It just provides a clearer view
Of all the horrors in the world
That they will need to make it through
And so at night we lie awake
Wondering if they’ll be ok
Wondering if they’ll be ok

You and I are only still
When somebody is in pain
When a bitter truth comes out
And we see ourselves again
There are deeds we can’t undo
Stupid lies I can’t unsay
Our lives are maps of our mistakes
And so at night we lie awake
Wondering if we’ll be ok
Wondering if we’ll be ok

I am scared
that if ever I stay still
It’ll be clear that I don’t deserve this
That’s why my hands are always full
You are scared
and there’s nothing I can say
I’ve been here half a century
I still stumble through each day

This is an atonement
A statement of intent
An anthem for the future
Or at least an attempt

Forgive me, I still love you
Forgive me, I still need you

There are no maps for this part of our lives,
just a one track route, a few passing places
where events overtake you at frightening speed
or you’re battered by storms as you cling to your seat
I’m not much of a driver but I’m trying my best
to keep us together through the harshest of tests.
I don’t want to be someone you pass on the road.
I feel like we’ve still got a long way to go