What Would It Cost You (Female Response)

[Verse 1]

I left the key,

Cause I was scared to come back

When I felt as if we were constantly

On the cusp of stay or leave,

My scarf stayed because I didn't want

To remember your warmth

That I can't feel anymore,

I still check my phone, hoping,

I'm not just a ghost lost in the silence

Of this distance,

Don't believe the laughter you hear

I promise each one's forced,

And I'm missing you,

[Pre-Chorus]

You want the truth?

I'd be ground zero without you,

And I wouldn't have the trust

To reach out and hold you

Like I used to,

I don't have it in me to turn back

When I have given up

To protect the little bit of peace I have,

My feelings would overwhelm even you

And my silence is the truth in your betrayal

[Chorus]

If I lost you,

I would shut down

Cause life wouldn't be fulfilling,

I promise you now

The me you knew would be gone

If I lost you,

I would be at war with myself

Fighting with everything I have

To not let go of you,

I would need to break my fingers

To release my old on you,

(If I lost you)

(It would cost me)

[Verse 2]

Keep the lighter you found,

Everything out here is too wet

To start a fight again,

A shame it wasn't gasoline,

That spark would have a strong start

But soon fizzle out,

If the hoodie is causing you pain,

Throw it away,

Like how it felt when I had to leave,

To protect our sanity

Those moaning floorboards are no more

Since I seem,

To barely move these days,

[Pre-Chorus]

You want the truth?

I'd be ground zero without you,

And I wouldn't have the trust

To reach out and hold you

Like I used to,

I don't have it in me to turn back

When I have given up

To protect the little bit of peace I have,

My feelings would overwhelm even you

And my silence is the truth in your betrayal

[Chorus]

If I lost you,

I would shut down

Cause life wouldn't be fulfilling,

I promise you now

The me you knew would be gone

If I lost you,

I would be at war with myself

Fighting with everything I have

To not let go of you,

I would need to break my fingers

To release my old on you,

(If I lost you)

(It would cost me)

[Bridge]

Don't ask me to be the bad guy,

Not to you,

I can't give you the proof

Since it feels like a gaping hole

It's plain as day,

I would be no more

Just chalk lines on the floor

I would be at the end of my rope

Like an abandoned dog

Begging for one more reason why,

When you don't have the answers,

I never wanted to lose you-

Did my love mean nothing to you

[Final Chorus]

If I lost you,

I would shut down

Cause life wouldn't be fulfilling,

I promise you now

The me you knew would be gone

If I lost you,

I would be at war with myself

Fighting with everything I have

To not let go of you,

I would need to break my fingers

To release my old on you,

(If I lost you)

(It would cost me)