and with every strand, I locked into my braids
I locked your name into my hair
i kept remembering our imaginary love affair
I woke up to reality and a reality without you, I struggle to bare

and with every passing moment that i don't belong to you, I'm only thinking of leaving
reality is I'm only happy while I'm lying in your arms when I'm dreaming
your hands running through every strand of my hair
I braided them so I could lock you in and keep out my despair

and with every ache and break and pain, my lips lack the touch of yours
so I locked your touch into my hair
to remember you when I need to, I want to tell you how much I love you, but I'm scared
we're friends, and I want us to be more than that, so I just dream of us, and I use my braids as a snare
to lock every bit of you into my hair

with every ache and break and pain, my lips lack the touch of yours
every passing moment without you that my heart endures
I untie a strand of hair cause with each one I untie, my aching heart your memory cures
I wish I had longer hair so I could have more braids
cause with each strand I untie to cure my aching heart, your memory fades.