Paul Philip Moroney - Existing Beyond Scars Lyrics

You said I was toxic but you were the one who poisoned the air
And I didn't know how to escape when you were always there
You said I was suffocating but you were the one who controlled
And I didn't know how to breathe when you took your hold

Maybe we both were desperate maybe we both were blind
Maybe love was just a shelter from the storm outside

I tried to talk to you
But you were trying to make the past into something new
And here is the truth
Now you are paying the price for a pain that's overdue

You said you felt the same but it was all a disguise
A mask to hide the truth that seemed to slip in time
And I didn't want to judge you but you made it too hard not to
Especially after everything that we had gone through

Maybe we both needed escape maybe we both needed a home
Maybe we preferred the trap then to be caught in the unknown

I tried to talk to you
But you were trying to make the past into something new
And here is the truth
Now you are paying the price for a pain that's overdue

We left our scars on each other like a map of our mistakes
And in our minds these memories create little earthquakes
A landscape of love and loss of memories that refuse to fade
And sometimes my views may change but your damage remains

Maybe we both were hiding maybe we both were alone
Maybe our love was just a mask to cover up our own

I tried to talk to you
But you were trying to make the past into something new
And here is the truth
Now you are paying the price for a pain that's overdue

Maybe if I had done things differently at the start
Then I wouldn't be trying to exist beyond scars
Maybe if I had just given someone else a chance
Then I would be existing for another's heart