The 9th Step

(verse)

We smile and hug and say hello

And it feels almost genuine

You ask how I am

I say I'm doing fine

Then you say, so are you

But

For the rest of the day

Our faces are turned away

Looking for excuses

To be in other rooms

I looked up to you

Thought you would

Rescue me

I looked up to you

Thought you could

Be my heroine

(Verse)

She's behind cold glass now

Fogging up the window

Etching onto her breath an S.O.S.

And some smiley faces

(Verse)

She watched till Frosty lost his eyes

And his nose stuck out the ground

She watched till all the snow melted Into bees and honeysuckle trees

I looked up to you

Thought you would rescue me

I looked up to you

Thought you could

Be my heroine

(verse)

Holding on to animosity

It holds me oh... so tight

Still searching the dark

For a night light

Reaching out to find

That it's only me in here

Needing to let go of shit

I'm freeing up my hands

To save myself

(Last verse)

I'm freeing up my lips from

Words like... forgive me

Saving my energy

(Bridge)

I am who I'm meant to be....

(Outro)

Letting go of your apology

I deserved so much more

I've been here before

I looked up to you

Thought you would rescue me

I looked up to you

Thought you could

Be my herooo o oo