[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