Between the Lines Lyrics
Time to tell me the truth
To burden your mouth for what you say
No pieces of paper in the way
'Cause I can't continue pretending to choose
These opposite sides on which we fall
The loving-you-laters, if at all
No right minds could wrong be
This many times
[Verse 2]
My memory is cruel
I'm queen of attention to details
Defending intentions if he fails
Until now: he told me her name
It sounded familiar in a way
And I could have sworn I'd heard him say it
Ten thousand times
Oh, If only I had been listening
[Chorus]
Leave unsaid unspoken
Eyes wide shut, unopened
You and me
Always between the lines
Between the lines
I thought I, thought I was ready to bleed
That we'd move from the shadows on the wall
And stand in the center of it all
Too late, two choices: to stay or to leave
Mine was so easy to uncover
He'd already left with the other
So I've learned to listen through silence
[Chorus]
Leave unsaid unspoken
Eyes wide shut, unopened
You and me, always be–
You and me, always be–
[Bridge]
I tell myself all the words he surely meant to say
I'll talk until the conversation doesn't stay on
"Wait for me, I'm almost ready"
When he meant, "Let go"
[Chorus]
Leave unsaid unspoken
Eyes wide shut, unopened
You and me, always be–
You and me, always between the lines
Between the lines
Between the lines
Mmm...
About
In “Between the Lines”, Sara Bareilles ponders her relationship with a man she loves but has never quite gotten the chance to be with, even after countless close calls. Recently learning of his interest in someone else, she’s left brokenhearted, reflecting on their blurry relationship.
The song was the last Bareilles wrote before going into the studio to record her debut major-label album, Little Voice. It’s a piano-driven ballad, one of many that contributed to what is now widely-seen as her signature sound.
“Between the Lines” also serves as the title of Bareilles’s first live album, recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA and released as both a DVD & CD in November 2008.
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