[Verse 1]
Can you wake me when it’s over
I’d hate to see your face when I say goodbye
This wasn’t my intention
I meant to love you then and I swear I tried
We live in different tenses, the future and the present
There’s a rift between
What you think you want, and who I never was
And what I know I mean

[Pre-Chorus]
Talking’s overrated
See, I prefer to run
It can’t be overstated
Once the dream is done

[Chorus]
I don’t wanna break your heart
I don’t wanna waste your time
I know you want something more
But the reason why I love you is the reason why I can’t be yours

[Verse 2]
The tintinnabulation of your infatuation is deafening
If only you had known me before I was composed
You would not believe
[Pre-Chorus 2]
How reckless and how callow
How wild I could be
Don’t try and hold my shadow
I told you I would lead

[Chorus]
I don’t wanna break your heart
I don’t wanna waste your time
I know you want something more
But the reason why I love you is the reason why I can’t be yours

[Bridge]
Did "no” mean never?
That’s what your eyes appear to say
My indecision’s final
I’ve made my bed, that’s where I’ll stay

[Chorus]
I don’t wanna break your heart
I don’t wanna waste your time
I know you want something more
But the reason why you love me is the reason why I can’t be yours
The reason why you love me is the reason why I can’t be yours
The reason why you love me is the reason why I can’t be yours