The Elephant (One Take)

You opened up my eyes
And filled them with tears
Welling from the habit I can't seem to break
I'm not much of a crier
But I love you this much
Every sin against you is a spear through my skull

It's a truth without fault
But I don't feel blameless
So I'll swim in this sea that I know I've felt before
Now there's a fire in my chest
Cause I know that I can't lose you
You always see me when I can't be heard

But I'm a coward it's true I never can explain
So I'll write it in these letters that no one ever reads
And here we go again, this is just another
So here is what I'll say

This one's for you
This one's for you
You showed me my mistakes
My elephant in the room
This one's for you
This one's for you
I know that I don't get it
So this is what I do

Your grey beasts are quiet
Since you all just trained them
Now they're spinning and jumping hoops on the floor
Though we all see it
We choose not to say
If we teach them to dance, they're easy to ignore

And I'm not feeling all myself
So I sit on the table
With a lukewarm cup of iced debates
And I'll say it again, I know that I can't blame you
Now these trumpeting cries
Are the sounds of my mistakes

Cause I'm a coward it's true I never can explain
So I'll write it in these letters that no one ever reads
And here we go again, I'll just sing another
So here is what I'll say

This one's for you
This one's for you
You showed me my mistakes
My elephant in the room
This one's for you
This one's for you
I know that I don't get it
So this is what I do

Now things are peaceful
The cries they go quiet
Sometimes I hear them
In the corner of my mind

I'll ride the train to see you
On the way, I'll write these lines
The words that I can't say to you
The beast that I can't tame