Holding A Loaded Gun

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They sit in the stairwell, scared to speak His eyes are glued to the floor Two cups of whiskey mixed with something She doesn't know, she isn't sure They think of all the times when they were close And they could keep each other warm He sighs and goes to leave The words don't come as easy no more She goes to the bathroom with her friends Her face is flushed but it is dark, so they don't see She's tired of complaining but she joins in Just to be part of the team They list off all the name of all the boys And all girls who gave them funny looks Or who they look at strangely [Pre-Chorus] And everyone is talking But no ones saying anything And she is overwhelmed again She thinks that's how it's supposed to be Hold up [Chorus] Oh baby Why do you keep pushing away from me? I know you like to dance and it hurts Harder to feel after a bottle of rum But don't say you didn't mean it When you're holding a loaded gun [Verse 2] He counts all the creases on his hands And wonders if they make him strong He's the only one who's seen the worst of it And nothing helps at all He forced himself to stop when he was drunk And could have run through the wall I don't see him walking like he used to He needs to heal a little more But she's still got the world in the palm of her hand Or so it seems She's heard all the advice she can for one day What does any of it mean? She's heard that distance helps But she gets closer and closer to the seams She's read the script and it ends in tragedy [Pre-Chorus] They're just actors on a stage now Fighting 'til the blackout But do you hold your ground when you shared space in the same house? [Chorus] Oh baby How do you keep pushing away from me? I know you like to dance and it hurts Harder to feel after a bottle of rum But don't say you didn't mean it When you're holding a loaded gun Baby Why do you keep pushing away from me? I know you like to dance and it hurts Harder to feel after a bottle of rum But don't say you didn't mean it When you're holding a loaded gun [Outro] Big dogs I know you bark like some wolves now but that don't mean you can't say sorry Big dogs I know you bark like some wolves now but that don't mean it won't work out Big dogs I know you bark like some wolves now but that don't mean you can't say sorry Big dogs I know you bark like some wolves now