She's as distant as the winter sun More consistent than the beat of a drum All this time she's been hiding her weakness away from me Then one day I touched a nerve by mistake Pressed too hard and she started to shake Every time that I go there I know there's so much she can take Before she breaks She breaks like China She breaks like China The longer we take - the bigger we break when we find out I keep a close eye on the way I act Even when I start to see all the cracks I give nothing away but expect her to stay with me When she worked out where my weakness lay She wouldn't stop until I gave way Every time that she goes there she know there's so much I can take Before I break I break like China I break like China The longer we take - the bigger we break when we find out The stronger we act - the longer we crack There's only so much we can take till we start to break We're constructed from the same design With a heart that makes no sense to the mind We can keep it together but pressure and time have their way For the things we try to keep inside Find their way out in the dark of the night All it takes is the tiniest touch and there's only so much Before we break We break like China We break like China The longer we take - the bigger we break when we find out