Standin' in the shadows The man I used to be I wanna go back (Can't go back, can't go back) Melodies awaken Sorrows from their sleep I wanna go back (Can't go back, can't go back) She was just a dream maker, Dreamer of sighs Shadow on the one who used to cry A face as soft as a tear in a clown's eye I wanna go back (Can't go back, can't go back) She was just a dream maker, Dreamer of sighs Shadow on the one who used to cry A face as soft as a tear in a clown's eye I wanna go back (Can't go back, can't go back)

Some things you can't go back to Some things need left alone Don't mess with the memories of a life passed on Oh, the tumbling reservations At the heart of my mistakes Oh, some things you can't go back to 'Cause you let them slip away I don't wanna be a witness To a path that's overgrown I don't wanna see this house not be a home 'Cause time has taken toll on what we couldn't see No, I don't wanna be a witness To the end of you and me How am I gonna make each moment Better than the last How am I gonna make it better If I can't go back Oh, the tumbling reservations At the heart of my mistakes Oh, some things you can't go back to 'Cause you let them slip away Oh, some things you can't go back to

I met her late last fall It was the party at a friend of a friend of a friend's house It started casual Nothing deep, just a little bit of small talk But then, a few drinks in The mood in the room started shiftin' The way she talked about the world I knew she was different I said, "I know your type, with the laugh and the smile But there's so much pain behind those pretty eyes If I show you the mess that I am inside Would you stay awhile?" She said, "Take me home I wanna be alone together Hold somebody close You don't have to say you love me if you don't Well, I know you've got issues And you know I'm messed up, too But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright And it's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa" Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa I never thought she'd stay Thought I'd wake up alone while she slipped out the back door And she would run away When she found out I was damaged goods She said, "I know your type, too afraid to let go So you play it safe and you go it alone If I told you that I feel the same way, though Would you stay awhile? I said, "Take me home I wanna be alone together Hold somebody close You don't have to say you love me if you don't Well, I know you've got issues And you know I'm messed up, too But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright It's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa" Now the fire's getting cold And we don't talk much, if at all And as we're driving down this road And the weight becomes too much to hold She breaks down and it falls out She says, "Take me home We shouldn't feel alone together What have we become? You shouldn't have to say you love me if you don't" Take me home And tell me that you'll stay forever And you still need my touch You can leave if you want but I hope that you won't Take me home I wanna be alone together Hold somebody close And you don't have to say you love me if you don't Well, I know you've got issues And you know I'm messed up, too But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright And it's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa

Take me home There's smoke inside my lungs I miss the one's I love. The air is cold. I have no hand to hold. The fire swallows us. And it grows. Hearts of stone. I learned to trust no one. I built my walls up tall. Burdened soul. This weight is mine to hold, The fire swallows all. And it grows. Hold me, just for this moment, darling. Cause I don't want to be alone. So won't you hold me? So I can forget my sorrows. The burden's heavy and the world's get hard to shoulder on my own. And it grows. Constant hell. I live inside myself. These ashes settle slow. Save yourself. Just keep your distance from this fire swallows all. And it grows. Ashes to ashes. We all fall down. Ashes to ashes. Lay with me now

Don't talk You speak too much Just take the cash and get out Don't worry Yeah, you think too much Just do what you need and leave town 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now (It's a bloodsport) 'Cause I plan on not dying and I don't care how (You always want more) The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good Don't try to rationalize 'Cause you'll never make sense of it 'Cause it's kill or wait to be killed You're the only one who benefits 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now (It's a bloodsport) 'Cause it's dog eat dog so you do what you need 'Cause you gotta eat somehow The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now 'Cause I plan on not dying and I don't care how 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now 'Cause it's dog eat dog so you do what you need 'Cause you gotta eat somehow The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good

It's been three years to the day Since we watched it all burn down And things have been all right I guess things have seemed just fine But I don't feel okay I've got a lot going I should be happy But none of this will matter in the morning No, none of this will wash my pain away No, it won't save my soul When I decide it's time to go No, none of this will matter in the morning It's been two years come this may Since we watched them walk away I lost all my friends in an all-out war They took their bows and they locked their doors And I don't feel okay And they said, "You've got a lot going," "You should be happy" But none of this will matter in the morning No, none of this will wash the pain away And it won't save my soul When i decide it's time to go No, none of this will matter in the morning It's been hell these past few days I just want to fade away But when my sister tells me, "Please hold on," 'Cause without me she just can't go on I know I need to be okay I've got a lot going I deserve to be happy I thought none of this would matter in the morning I thought none of this would wash my pain away But when I opened up the blinds And took a step into the light I woke up to the bright and brand new morning Oh Oh All the days and the nights I felt so alone In my bed in the dark where I made my home And the fights and the fire and my bedroom floor No, I can't let this pull me down anymore Anymore None of those things matter in the morning None of those things matter in the morning