Plate Tectonics

[Verse 1]
Is the world we live in all that it's cracked up to be?
I mean, beneath the surface, we all have our faults
Just know that you'll need something sturdy to hold on to
Or you'll go flying when our times bring your world crashing to a halt

I think that I'm well grounded, but I also see
A lot of empty space where friends of mine once stood
I know it isn't a conspiracy against me
It's just the ground is always shifting underfoot

[Chorus]
Whether death or distance comes between
You know exactly what I mean
There comes a time when everybody leaves
And how am I supposed to know
Just who to chase and not let go?
My mind is racing, but my feet just move too slow

[Verse 2]
And my confidence gets shaky every time I see
That growing empty space where friends of mine once stood
I know it isn't a conspiracy against me
It's just the ground is always shifting underfoot

[Chorus]
Whether death or distance comes between
You know exactly what I mean
There comes a time when everybody leaves
And how am I supposed to know
Just who to chase and not let go?
My mind is racing, but my feet just move too slow
Oh, they move too slow

[Bridge]
As I'm broken like the rocks beneath my feet
But the same is true for everyone I meet
The shifting plates
Will carry us wherever they may choose
But still, the earth could never move me like you do

Cause you shape the edges of my life
And all the spots where we collide
Until stronger forces send us different ways
And we might have years or months or days
But I know nothing gold can stay
So I hope you hold me close until it's time to go

Woah
Don't go
Don't

[Chorus]
I'm broken like the rocks beneath my feet
But the same is true for everyone I meet
The shifting plates will carry us
Wherever they may choose
But still, the earth could never move me like you do

Cause you shape the edges of my life
And all the spots where we collide
Until stronger forces send us different ways
One day, you'll leave me here alone
But I guess nothing's set in stone

[Outro]
So I hope you hold me close until it's time to go