...I hope that I can seem flawless to you
and always take away the pain that you'll go through.
My impression is not always what it seems
You're more of a reflection of what I used to be
...So why do I feel hollow when I look at your photograph?
You take down my fortress and kill me with a smile
Please hold that thought a while
And I'll try to put you on this path.
I hope you find the road I couldn't see.

You won't be by yourself,
I'll live for your problems and think of you when I'm gone,
Don't worry now it won't be long

Once I was you I thought the world was safe,
A new perspective; everybody is insane.
Protecting you is a paranoid excuse,
I know that you'll do better than I could ever do.

...and thoughts of self-destruction
Are now all buried in the past,
You take down my barricade and melt away my heart
If loving hurts so much I want this pain to always last,
I hope you pass the test that I have failed.

You won't be by yourself
I'll live for your problems and think of you when I'm gone,
Don't worry now it won't be long

I apologize to you for the words not spoken yet,
Don't want you to look backand live in regret,
Some day you'll ask me why I was away...