My Shame

I saw your message light

Turned off the screen that night

Told myself it wasn’t late

You needed me to show

But I let the hours go

Now I’m staring at the gate

I can blame the clock

I can say I’m young

But the silence cuts like glass

Yeah, I heard your cry

And I held my tongue

Now you’re slipping through the grass

My shame, my shame

I was cold

My shame, my shame

I let you fold

Take the guilt, take the stain

I caused the pain

My shame, my shame

Yeah, it’s my shame

Your jacket on the hook

Your number in my book

That I never made the time

I hear my own excuse

A pathetic, broken ruse

And it’s following me like a crime

I can blame the clock

I can say I’m young

But the silence cuts like glass

Yeah, I heard your cry

And I held my tongue

Now you’re slipping through the grass

My shame, my shame

I was cold

My shame, my shame

I let you fold

Take the guilt, take the stain

I caused the pain

My shame, my shame

Yeah, it’s my shame

If you ever ask me why

I won’t make up a lie

I just need you to see

That I know my crime

No more pride, no more stone

Just the weight of the phone

I was the friend who went quiet

And I left you alone

My shame, my shame

I was cold

My shame, my shame

I let you fold

Take the guilt, take the stain

I caused the pain

My shame, my shame

Yeah, it’s my shame