[Verse 1]
You were a secret kept
Far from my heart
I know I should have wept
But no tears found their way out

[Chorus]
You were an avalanche (avalanche)
A sharp descent with fast words, deliverance
(I will not be ashamed, I will move perfectly now)
And I, the minuet (minuet)
Kept time by sorrow spent
Spoke soft, stood down
(step away, step away, I will hold in my place)

[Verse 2]
And I have been losing sleep
So I can't be trusted to know
Every time you cry out
You say, "not enough, dear"

[Bridge]
Would I change pace-
Move air through empty lungs?
Oh, compose yourself
And know that all you'll be
Is a secret kept upon my lips for now
[Chorus]
You were an avalanche (avalanche)
A sharp descent with fast words, deliverance
(I will not be ashamed, I will move perfectly now)
And I, the minuet (minuet)
Kept time by sorrow spent
Spoke soft, stood down
(step away, step away, I will hold in my place)