Little Cancers by The Small Calamities Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Kept awake by things I never was
Counting footsteps in my head or in your reverie
I see you're back—oh, what a dark surprise…
Take away my head and cover up my eyes

[Verse 2]
I heard we all get cancers all the time… they only break us when we're too burned out to fight it
Chipping pieces of my soul away 'cause if there's nothing left, there's nothing left to save

[Chorus 1]
I won't give up and I won't give in
If you want me to, I won't die for you

[Bridge]
In a coat of many colors you were standing on the shore
With your whispers of salvation keeping people wanting more
And the devil's in the details, on my shoulder, in my head
It's a battle that was raging over little things you said
Now I'm tired of telling stories and I'm tired of staying home…
It's the things we take for granted, it's a name that we can't say
[Chorus 2]
I won't give up and I won't give in
If you want me to, I won't
I won't die for you
If you want me to
If you want me to

[Coda]
I heard we all were dying all the time… it only burns us when we're too broke down to fight it