Take on the weight of a happy ending You can't bear it all til you stop pretending Wake up and see how imperfect we are I lash out at times when I've got no right to You shut down and close out the ones who love you We're flesh and bone, made of muscle and scars... In a perfect love there's always something wrong In a world defined by moments it's the long term The slow burn And I can't try to justify at all, Love, will you be here after the fall? Blacktop the hum of the motor running Five hours to go and my stomach turning White lines and guides only take you so far No storybook ever reaches this part True love plus life leads to heavy hearts Just hold tight to me and we'll see what we are In a perfect love there's always something wrong In a world defined by moments it's the long term The slow burn And I can't try to justify at all, Love, will you be here after the fall?