Thinnest Of Air Lyrics - Truth Be Told - Blues Traveler

How promising the start 

Of the letter being read until the captain proclaimed 

"Dying is my heart" 

Then a hush befalls the crowd as the theatre exclaimed 

"Now our hero's part is played" 

And they continue as the lights come on and they get up to go: 

"And we are all betrayed 

For our champion he screams and cries like us" 

Do they deserve to know that 

Yes I'm unprepared 

And in the face of it all I guess I get just the littlest bit scared 

Yeah me 

I feel around the darkness of an empty house and there's nothing there 

Just a terrified chameleon hiding out in the thinnest of air 

Should the love inside me die 

Come save me, I'll be drowning 

Just a few feet from the beach 

Please give it your best try 

Though I may do my best to 

Distance you and keep your arms from reach 

I'm really asking you to stay 

But the only way that I know how 

Is by riddle or by game 

It seems no one wants to play 

And as I float on out to sea 

I never really sink, I just drift and say that 

Yes I'm unprepared 

And in the face of it all I guess I get just the littlest bit scared 

Yeah me 

I feel around the darkness of an empty house and there's nothing there 

Just a terrified chameleon hiding out in the thinnest of air 

If ever I can ease your pain 

Well I don't think I'd release you 

I'd spin fairy tales instead 

Or else you'd never need me again 

And though I know that hold's pathetic 

It's letting go that I greater dread 

Call it a joke to hide a dream 

It takes a great deal more than joking 

To make any dream come true 

So rock & roll and kick & scream 

For what it's worth I can't 

Resist this flame and fire to finally 

Say to you that 

Yes I'm unprepared 

And in the face of it all I guess I get just the littlest bit scared 

Yeah me 

I feel around the darkness of an empty house and there's nothing there 

Just a terrified chameleon hiding out in the thinnest of air