Careful now, you've come too close To know the will and when of your own only And even though we are made of dust A sliver of gold is inside each of us I am captivated by your faces The amount I can't control the way I understand your many faces I lose the sense of what you mean to me Because I know you are the one who can save me With sightings along with history I can't pretend that something else would convey me To live one day without the thought of you and me Carry on through the night It's a mess we've made too many times I spend my days avoiding light Lose my view of what you mean to me Careful now, you've come too close To know the will and when of your own only And even though we are made of dust A sliver of gold is inside each of us So put your weight on top of it Wait until moments that you compliment Fragile things in my head Taking a bite of what he never tasted Yeah, he never paid Serving time and anger In search of time we can erase I promised my mother I would hand you the righteous place So put your weight on top of it Wait until moments that you compliment