“I never raised you to be afraid of love,” Was what my mother told me as I cried into the phone. You don’t really notice you’re cynical or broken till one day You realize you can’t love somebody the way they deserve to be loved. I don’t know if it was one hit that sank me, One giant ice burg that brought me down; Or if it was just years of small splinters, Tearing me away from the inside. When I look at you it feels right. 95% of the time I’m sure I’m wrong, So this must be right, right? I know we’re not on the playground anymore And I can’t chase you, but if you ride around On this merry-go-round with me I promise, It’ll be worth it. I’ve stopped sending you songs because they Don’t mean the same to you as they do to me. But that’s okay, I’m beginning to understand that I don’t need you here for things to be beautiful. I know we’re not on a playground. But you’re still it.