"nearsighted" lyrics

For miles and miles now
My mind has roamed for you
Feel like I'm on trial now
I said what you wanted me to, when you wanted me to

Didn't know that I'd see it better, 'til I walked away
Didn't know that I could feel much better, 'til I walked away
Don't think I would've ever seen it, if I had stayed
I can see it so clearly now from far away

Looking back line by line now
Nothing reads the same
Even the shadows, feel a little displaced
Don't follow me the same

Didn't know that I'd see it better, 'til I walked away
Always thought it would be forever, 'til I walked away
Don't think I would've ever seen it, if I had stayed
I can see it so clearly now from far away

Oh, it was a trick of the light
Messing with my eyes, messing with my eyes
The red flags waving side to side
Got too tired, so I bleached them white

Didn't know that I'd see it better, 'til I walked away
Didn't know that I could feel much better, 'til I walked away
Don't think I would've ever seen it, if I had stayed
I can see it so clearly now from far away