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What You Were (Acoustic) Lyrics by ZACHARY

The Moments Collection

2018

[Verse 1]
I'd find you at your desk but you never smile
Those writings on your wall never fail to scare you
You took your chances
[Pre-Chorus]
You were everything I thought I'd become
Now I recognise you in all my faults
And it kills me
[Chorus]
That I don't even know what you were
Without the enemy
Breathing down the back of your neck
I wish you could be what I saw
But in reality
You were only holding me back
I see you there in the things I do
And the man I am
But I know it's a blessing
That I will never be what you were
Despite the enemy begging me to crawl right back
[Verse 2]
There's family in the room
But you're unaware of the things you're saying
You tell me that you're proud but it's lackin' depth
How do I believe you and
[Pre-Chorus]
You were everything I thought I'd become
But now I recognise you in all my faults
And it tears me
[Chorus]
That I don't even know what you were
Without the enemy
Breathing down the back of your neck
I wish you could be what I saw
But in reality
You were only holding me back
I see you there in the things I do
And the man I am
But I know it's a blessing
That I will never be what you were
Despite the enemy begging me to crawl right back
[Bridge]
You were everything I wished I'd become
And it kills me
[Chorus]
That I don't even know what you were
Without the enemy
Breathing down the back of your neck
I wish you could be what I saw
But in reality
You were only holding me back
I see you there in the things I do
And the man I am
But I know it's a blessing
That I will never be what you were
Despite the enemy begging me to crawl right back
Credits
ZACHARY

ZACHARY

About “What You Were (Acoustic)” by ZACHARY

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"What You Were (Acoustic)" appears on "The Moments Collection" in 2018.

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