Tender

Open up my chest And see the scars that I collect Naked in the dark I'm here to show my beating heart Close enough to hurt you Where every seam is see-through I'm just scared of tearing you apart I'm just scared I'm close enough to hurt you Where every suture bleeds through I'm just scared of tearing you apart If you don't wound me I'll show you everything I am I'm damaged and hiding The parts of me that need your care Close enough to hurt you Where every seam is see-through I'm just scared of tearing you apart I'm just scared I'm close enough to hurt you Where every suture bleeds through I'm just scared of tearing you apart You're getting closer, and closer, and closer Anxiety is rising, rising, rising It threatens to take over, over, over But I can't keep on hiding, hiding, hiding Close enough to hurt you Where every seam is see-through I'm just scared of tearing you apart I'm just scared I'm close enough to hurt you Where every suture bleeds through I'm just scared of tearing you apart I'm just scared of being torn apart