You came into the room with that look in your eye
Most of them never noticed but I did
It's probably because I've always looked at you
When I held your hands for the first time
I felt like I was on cloud nine
When you called me your friend, I felt my heart flutter
And all I wanted to do was make you smile
To get a glimpse of the dimples on your cheeks
So when you came into the room with a tear in your eye
I hated myself for telling you the ultimate lie
I remember how you'd look at him and smile
As if you were in your own little world
I told myself that you were happy, that you deserved to be happy
Hand in hand, you'd walk with him
And I'd think that he's the luckiest man in the world
You'd tell me about him and like a masochist I'd listen
I wanted to fade away into a corner, away from you
But I kept coming back because it's the hardest thing to do
Until I realized I just wanted to be a part of your life
Even if I'm nothing more than a fading ghost in your eyes
When I saw him with someone that wasn't you, that's when I knew
Fake smiles replaced the ones that meant the world to me
I remembered walking you home, thinking of things to say
And all I could come up with was silence that meant nothing
Beneath the city lights, you came into my arms
And as you tried to stifle the grief, the tears kept flowing
Time no longer mattered, all I could feel was your embrace
Fixing you was the only thing I wanted to do
I decided that I'd rather be the catcher in the rye when you fall
Because in loving you, I've cast myself as a shadow on the wall