Backwards Is Forward/Forward Is Backwards

Should I

Close my eyes to make you see

Should I

Push myself away to draw you near

Should I 

Go to sleep to wake you up

Should I

Stand still to shake you of fears

I'll keep moving backwards

Just to move you forward

If it helps you here

Should I

Be quiet to get you to hear

Should I

Go in the dark to bring you to light

Should I

Get sick to get you well

Should I 

Ask for peace to get you to fight

I'll keep moving backwards

Just to move you forward

If that's alright

Should I

Lie to show you the truth

Should I

Show you honesty to make you bluff

Should I

Go crazy to keep you sane

Should I 

Grow weak to make you tough

I'll keep moving backwards

Just to move you forward

If that's enough

Reviews

[Curly Grace]

There’s a quiet ache running under this one... every stanza built on the same impossible math of love, where giving more of yourself becomes the only way to keep someone else standing.
The reversals work beautifully: each "Should I…" lands like a small surrender, and the refrain turns sacrifice into a kind of devotion.
It reads like someone willing to bend gravity if it means the other person finds their footing. Gentle, weary, and full of heart.