"Olive Branch" lyrics

Is this an olive branch or am I cutting down the whole tree?
Is reaching out to you breaking off another piece of me?
A pretty little optimist invites a hurricane into her garden
Is it fair to fear you and your rain or am I just hardened?

Did I lose my common sense or do I actually miss you?
Is this branch a gift between friends or do I still want to kiss you?
Would you use it as a weapon, knock me right back to the floor?
Would you stop me at one branch or let me make 'em all yours?

Cuz I'm a giver, I'm a grower, I'm a lover, till it hurts
And I'd hate to not know ya, but I'm not sure if it's worse
To give you every part of me, watch you go time and time again
Or wait until my dying days and still not call you my friend

Oh, oh, oh, ooh...

Peace
Is there peace?
In picking up the pieces of the past?
Is there relief?

Is there sorrow?
Or can I finally sleep?
When you branch the past and present
Is there relief?
Relief

Have I finally found it, the root of all my issues?
Or are you just the person I've tied 'em all onto?
Sometimes I forget at one time long ago I loved you so deeply
Now I soak in all the bad but still pray that you need me

Cuz I'm a giver, I'm a knower, I'm a lover, till it hurts
And I'm trying to show ya, but I'm not sure if it's worse
To leave a note, or cut your throat, take some quiet time to mend
If I give and I give as long as I live, will it be enough to call you my friend in the end?

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh...

And I'm not that great at forgiveness and goodbyes
But I don't want this weight on my chest until I die
If I told you all of this, you'd call the cops on me for sure
So I'll put a bow on this branch right by your door

My friend