Audience


Funny how it always happens this way.
I hear the phone ring --
You call me up at the end of another bad day.
Before you even speak, I know
Every word you will say.
On and on like a broken record we play.

You call me, I come running.
You lock me right outside your door.
You want me to do nothing.
I can't do nothing anymore.

You're not alone with me.
I can't ignore your pain.
I swear to God I'll never be that kind of friend.
I'm not an audience,
I'm not a spectator,
I'm not the one who's gonna watch you burn again.

The weight on your shoulders is driving you to your knees,
And the choice is yours now,
To bear it alone or to lean it on me if you please.
And when it hurts you always call, 
But I'm tired of watching
The pain in your eyes as you force me to witness your fall.

You call me, I go nowhere.
I'm not sure just where I belong.
How can I do something
If everything I try is wrong?

You're not alone with me.
I can't ignore your pain.
I swear to God I'll never be that kind of friend.
I'm not an audience,
I'm not a spectator,
I'm not the one whos gonna watch you burn again.

Our lives are filled with pain and loss,
But you can't see that.
There's only room for one martyr on your cross.
You push my patience till it bends,
And now it's breaking,
And I can see just how all of this will end.

You'll call me, I'll go nowhere,
This weight is more than I can bear.
I wanted to do something,
Now I barely have the strength to care.
And I love you, it means nothing.
You've shown you just don't give a damn,
And forced me to do something
To show you where you've made me stand.

If you're alone right now,
You've just yourself to blame.
I swear to God, how could you be that kind of friend?
I'm not an audience,
I'm not a spectator,
I'm not the one who's gonna watch you burn again.

I've done all I can do,
Why don't you want me to?
I swear to God, I'll never be that kind of friend.
I'm not an audience,
I'm not a spectator,
I'm not the one whos gonna watch you burn again.