Powerless Video (MV)

I thought that you had never
Been looking at me fairly
And that you had never considered
That you could depend on me
Although I knew it to be wrong
I resented you to be so strong
I was waiting for a chance
To see a crack in your confidence

I thought I would have the strength
To hold mountains at arm's length
But this power was never my own
It was coming from you all along
I want to tell you that it's true
That time will eventually heal
Like it healed others before you
But I can't because I feel

Like I am so powerless
To help you in your distress
And I could weep for the chance lost
To matter in your life at last
But I'm so upset to see you cry
That I have no heart to even try
To muster the nerves and the strength to
Be there for you

When the big moment came
To win over your gratitude
I couldn't even to my shame
Utter a single platitude
I was so blinded by vanity
I'd been telling myself lies
And I let you down when you needed me
And only now do I realize

That I am so powerless
To help you in your distress
And I could weep for the chance lost
To matter in your life at last
But I'm so upset to see you cry
That I have no heart to even try
To muster the nerves and the strength to
Be there for you

But what I don't get in the least
Is why me admitting to all this
Has caused our hands to intertwine
And your heart is so close to mine

Now I feel so powerless
Resisting your tenderness
And I'm ashamed that I let past
The chances to be who you asked
And finally now I realize
By looking at all this through your eyes
That what really matters
Is that we're there for each other