when you're caught in my stare
that's when I know I could
get the best of you
but you twist it around like a knife
and of me, you make the stupiest
woman in the world
I used to be the reward
I used to be the tug
at the beginning of the war
but no one wants
what someone else has broken
if you let me go
I hope you know
you will still see me
not like a ghost
not in a dream
I'm not really there
when I feel you looking at me
and I always wonder what
you're trying to see
but you look at me,
like you're so angry at
just the memory of me
I used to be the laughter
I used to be the happily ever after
now I'm the stick in your wheel
no one wants what's
already been used

if I went cheap shot
for cheap shot with you
who would end up
on the floor first?
If I matched you
white lie for white line
do you think that
I would die?

if you're gonna lead me on
take me somewhere fun
if you're gonna lead me on
take me away from here

If I sponsored every
mile that you run
away from me
would I run out of money?
if I broke a bone
for every broken promise
you would be just
a pile of flesh

if you're gonna lead me on
take me somewhere fun
if you're gonna lead me on
take me away from here

A black hearted Queen, ripe with jealousy, asked for the heart of the fairest lamb in the land.
And all of the peasants, desperate and starving hunted her down like a plump wild bore.
But the princess was as clever and the Queen was cruel, and she gave her heart away...
She gave it to the most terrible monster she could find.
She knew that it would be safe, for everyone feared this monster.
It lived ina deep dark hole, alone but for the bones of maidens that threw themselves at it's feet.
A sacrifice in return for prosperity and protection.
The beast swallowed the princesses heart whole the moment she handed it over.
She felt her chest harden and become cold.
And she knew that the only satisfaction she would ever have was the knowledge that the evil Queen would never ever put her stained hands on her heart.
As time callused her softness and scarred her wounds, her mind wandered,and she wondered...
Did the price she payed outweigh the cost?
Is one monster ever any better than the other?
Never mind, the spell has been cast.
What's done is done.
Some fairy tales don't have happy endings.
And some endings just linger like a cherry that falls from  cigarette, burning a hole in your lap.

you want space?
i'll give you the universe
just you and your darkness
if I'm the black hole
******* you in
than go and find life
beyond this system
soon you'll see
your world revolves around me
i am your center of gravity
your world is dark
and cold without me
you want time?
i'll give you my whole life
just you and your precious hours
if I'm the bomb
ticking away in your hands
than drop me and run
soon you'll see
your world revolves around me
i am your center of gravity
your world is dark
and cold without me
if I'm that star
off in the distance, pulsating
make your way to me, quickly
I am waiting
I am fading

She's got your eyes
She's got your smile
She's got your voice
But she looks for weakness
She lusts for my blood
She uses her tongue as a weapon
She's not the girl I know
I'm sorry I looked away
when you were searching
in my eyes for what you
couldn't say
I know I've made mistakes
but I've never ever ever
ran away
She's got my memories
She's got my heart
She's got pictures
But she wants to forget
She wants to break it
She wants to keep it in a box
She's not the girl I love
I'm sorry I looked away
when you were searching
in my eyes for what you
couldn't say
I know I've made mistakes
but I've never ever ever
ran away

Watch me walk away
I get lost in the darkness
I like the way it covers me
I like the way it changes me
I search the night for
what was stolen from me
I roam the streets looking for
something to occupy my mind
I get lost in it
I get lost in it
We dance in our underwear
fall out of love
We wear last nights mascara
out to the club
We don't care
We don't care
Watch me dance anyway
I get lost in the crowd
I like the way we move to the beat
I like the way we forget the world
I search all the faces for
someone to captivate me
I have a lot of suitors but
No one takes me away
I'm so lost in it
I'm so lost in it
We drink to silence the voices
ghosts of lovers past
We live as if everyday
is our last
We don't care
We don't care
We don't care

everybody's creeping
and cheating
everybody's lying
and crying and
dying inside
all we really want
is to feel alive again
this city's seething
with faithless believing
that things are gonna change
while we still stay the same
this is all pointless
be with who you miss
lay the past to rest
or bury the path to happiness
these feelings are residual
repeating and leading us
straight to hell
what you hate you used to love
screaming and bleeding
until theres nothing left of us
everybody's faking
and breaking and
pretending their hating
everybody's chasing
and free basing
when we don't really
want to fall in love
we want to rise above and
reach for what we really want
this is all pointless
be with who you miss
lay the past to rest
or bury the path to happiness
these feelings are residual
repeating and leading us
straight to hell
what you hate you used to love
screaming and bleeding
until theres nothing left of us
everybody's running
away from something
and putting on a front
everybody's hiding
and trying to find
someone they can confide in
when the truth lies in the dark
close your eyes and follow your heart
it's not about what you want
it's about what you can't live without
this is all pointless
be with who you miss
lay the past to rest
or bury the path to happiness
these feelings are residual
repeating and leading us
straight to hell
what you hate you used to love
screaming and bleeding
until theres nothing left of us

convince yourself that I'm nothing
camouflage like the coward you've become
if you're not afraid of anything,
than what are you running from?
pound on your chest and roar
make yourself seem begger than you are
if you don't want me anymore,
what do you mark your territory for?
I've got your number
I've got your sign
no I'm not yours
but you were never mine
One more excuse, for the road
You can't tell me, I already know
A few more tears, to lubricate
One more kiss, to seal my fate
convince yourself that I'm to blame
live a lie for another seven years
if you're so happy without me,
than why are you drunk all the time?
watch me like a predator stalking prey
please get your claws out of me
if you're not out for blood,
than why are you always cutting me?
I've got your number
I've got your sign
no I'm not yours
but you were never mine
One more excuse, for the road
You can't tell me, I already know
A few more tears, to lubricate
One more kiss, to seal my fate

Please don't do this
Don't run away again
Your immunity to my tears
Drives me ******* insane
Are you really going to
Make me watch this die?
Are you really going to
Tell me another lie?
Everything you ever gave,
Pales in comparison to what you take
Everything we every made
Pale in comparison to what you break
Please don't leave like this
Don't walk away angry again
Your thirst for my blood
Is beyond what I can explain
Are you really going to
Treat me like you hate me?
Are you really going to
Hold me down and **** me?
Everything you ever gave,
Pales in comparison to what you take
Everything we every made
Pale in comparison to what you break

doesn't matter how clever I am
I can't figure this out
doesn't matter how beautiful I am
I can't captivate you
doesn't matter how good I am
it's just all bad
you've stolen my smile
you smothered my laughter
you used my tears to wash
the blood off of your hands
all of the screaming and crying
all of the pushing and fighting
now you tell me there's nothing
left between us
doesn't matter how far I go
I'm still here for you
doesn't matter what I say
you're not listening
doesn't matter how loyal I am
You'll betray me
you've stolen my smile
you smothered my laughter
you used my tears to wash
the blood off of your hands
all of the screaming and crying
all of the pushing and fighting
now you tell me there's nothing
left between us

I'm not a tree
for you to mark
you're not gonna
cut me down
and burn me
for warmth
you don't have
to push me
I've already fallen
you want to
cut off my limbs
and leave me
defenseless
I could've been
a breath of
fresh air
you held your breath
and now you're
unconscious
I'm not shading
you from the light
and the storms
anymore
you have to see---
and if you burn
get struck by lightning
just let it be.

I'm not perfect,
But I'm perfect for you
I don't deserve it,
But I deserve you
I don't want to die,
But I'm dying to
I'm not good enough,
But I'm good for you

Time heals
Broken hearts
Time steals
Beautiful parts

I don't want to fall in love,
I want to rise above
I don't wanna get over you,
I want to get under your skin
I'm not getting over it,
I'm so much bigger
I'm never gonna change,
But I'll never be the same

Time changes
stubborn minds
Time strangles
us from behind

I can't stand
to take this lying down
I won't bend
so I can wrap my mind around

love steals
more than hearts
love reveals
our ugliest parts

indulge in the days of your youth
for they are few
they are futile
rejoice in the insanity of today
for you will miss
all of it someday
is that you pulling on my sleeve?
or am I just caught on a memory?
all I have left of the year
I spent under your spell
is that big dent in my car
and a hole in my heart
run the cities streets until
you wear the shoes
off of your feet
make the most of tonight
because none's promised
the morning light
is that you pulling on my sleeve?
or am I just caught up a memory?
all I have left of the life
we built with our blood and tears
is a scar on my arm and
a chill in my spine

She got her heart broken
Just like a child's toy
She is less of a woman
Because of a little boy
She opened another book
But it's the same story

sacrificial lamb
offer your neck
die for their sins

we aim high
but strike so low
we say goodbye
but we never go

She had her eyes opened
Like a flower in the night
She is left hopeless
Because of your vice
She turned around
To be stabbed from behind

sacrificial lamb
offer your neck
die for their sins

we aim high
but strike so low
we say goodbye
but we never go

You're just a scab that
I pick until it bleeds again
You're just a hole that
I stick my finger in
You're never going to
be what I need
You're never going to
see what I see
You're just a torn out
page in my history
You're just a generic
hard copy mystery
You're never going to
be enough for me
You're never going to
hold my curiosity
You're just a blemish
that I have to cover up
You're just the dirt
that I sweep under the rug
You'll never clean up
the mess you made
You're the stain that
will never fade