I know what I see
Isn't she too beautiful for me
Isn't she too beautiful for me
So amazing, so sweet
She makes me thank God for this
That each time we kiss
We'll both know what we've missed
And what we want love to be
But isn't she too beautiful for me
I've got all I could want
In her arms and that face
All the love in the world
With every time we embrace
I know she may not agree
Thinkin there's no way that she
Is too beautiful for me
But she makes me weak
And unable to breathe
Isn't she too beautiful for me
Anything You Don’t Want Him to
As the light slowly fades away
Would you just let yourself lay...
Right here with me
This bed can be inviting
So there is no use fighting
What you feel here in the dark
But just can't see
I promise not to touch you
So very much, you
Are unsure of how I feel
I'm only talkin gettin closer
To someone who just might know your
Every desire you have and will
Do all he can to fulfill
Every one of them until
The night is through
But only if you want me to
You know
No one will love you
Like this man right here
Who's only thinkin of you
And wants every bit of you
Not meanin to cause any problems
If he goes too far, he'll stop it
Because he just won't do...
Anything you don't want him... to
One day you may just wonder
If this man who loves you always under...
Stood everything you ever thought he could
But he can only promise intention
And for you to be the only extension
Of the soul he knows is incomplete but still good
Because until he has you forever
In his arms, he should
Spend every second wishin that he would
Be the man you want him to
And never let you go until time stops going
Never failing but always knowing
That every breath he takes is one
More moment he can give to you
You know
No one will love you
Like this man right here
Who's only thinkin of you
And wants every bit of you
Not meanin to cause any problems
If he goes too far, he'll stop it
Because he just won't do...
Anything you don't want him... to
You could've had any other
Found someone who might be better
Or at least another
Version of the man you have here with you
But this man, he loves you
And he will spend all of time
Trying always to find
Every way he can make you feel
You could never want someone new
Because he just won't do...
Anything you don't want him... to
You know
No one will love you
Like this man right here
Who's only thinkin of you
And wants every bit of you
Not meanin to cause any problems
If he goes too far, he'll stop it
Because he just won't do...
Anything you don't want him... to
Just say the word, and it can all be through
He won't do
Anything... you... don't want him... to
Nothing Left
Can you see the lies within me
Can you tell if time will tell
If it's right or it's just not in me
So much so, it leaves me cold
Just as well
I am nothing more to you
Than someone empty for you to use
A broken vessel, a shattered being
Torn apart, so confused
When will it all
Be like it was before you
All you people so ignorant
That I ignore you
I cannot be
What you're wishing
Nothing left but just existing
Nothing left... nothing left... nothing left
Before you knew me
You couldn't use me
You don't get that I was happy
Now, you act like you outgrew me
I see through you, you think you see through me
How could the ones near me ever so clearly
Be so bad to do this to me
Wandering around this shallow world, it
Gets so ugly, so absurd, so surely
Vacant and strange, exchanging glances
Caring so little but taking chances
Of hurting everyone around you
Then knowing you're alone because no one's found you
Until nothing's left... nothing's left... nothing's left
When will it all
Be like it was before you
All you people so ignorant
That I ignore you
I cannot be
What you're wishing
Nothing left but just existing
Nothing left... nothing left... nothing left
So pathetic, you don't detect it
But you're so void and all you know is
You regret it
Murky, dirty, filthy liars
Hurting, unworthy, guilty whiners
When will it all
Be like it was before you
All you people so ignorant
That I ignore you
I cannot be
What you're wishing
Nothing left but just existing
Nothing left... nothing left... nothing left
Nothing left... nothing's left... nothing left
Shadows shape everything near you
Haunting you, wanting you
Til you scream and no one hears you
I don't care because you know that we're through
Putting up with each other another day
It appears you
Haven't accepted the way I am
Feeling forgotten, trodden down around you
Hoping to help you get away
So I can't see you, so rotten, so decayed
Flesh corrupted, stinking wish every word you say
When will it all
Be like it was before you
All you people so ignorant
That I ignore you
I cannot be
What you're wishing
Nothing left but just existing
Nothing left... nothing left... nothing left
When will I be whole forever
You and I... aren't good to be friends, no, never
And nothing's left... nothing left... you're all that's left
When will it all
Be like it was before you
All you people so ignorant
That I ignore you
I cannot be
What you're wishing
Nothing left but just existing
Nothing left... nothing left... nothing left
Awaiting death, no hope for breath, nothing's left
Nothing left... nothing's left... nothing left
Nothing left... nothing left... nothing left
You're all that's left
All I have is flesh
Nothing left... nothing left... nothing left
The Best
I almost thought you hated me
I didn't know
Just what I did wrong
Because everything has seemed
To bring both of us down lately
Emptiness around us
All the happiness seemed gone
When darkness comes back in
Taking away all that's good
I feel like there's no chance
No chance for it to be back the way it should
Creeping death creepin up on me
No breath to take, no choice to make
But keep depressed, distressed in misery
Do you look at me
And see everything you need
Do I feel
Like I'm all you ever dreamed would come true
Am I really the best
The best there is for you
If I'm the best
You're the best
That's the best it will ever be
And that's fine with me
These tests take the rest
Of anything left of me
But the test of time
Will tell if I'm really yours, if you're really mine
And I know I could never find
Anyone else as good
Anyone close to what you are
So much everything I want
So much closer to perfect by far
Do you look at me
And see everything you need
Do I feel
Like I'm all you ever dreamed would come true
Am I really the best
The best there is for you
When you look my way
Do I seem as if I'd say
That I can promise perfect to you
Every brand new day
Do you wake up knowin you can stay
Do you wonder if it's worth it, too
Do you look at me
And see everything you need
Do I feel
Like I'm all you ever dreamed would come true
Am I really the best
The best there is for you
The best you could get
I know you are for me
I just hope I'm the best you've ever met
And you don't regret
The Drug
Did I make a mistake
To make you fake
What you say you feel
Do we need a break
Or can you take it
And make it somethin really real
Sometimes I think
That you're just goin along with
What you think that I want
And you know it's wrong
Maybe you never did
Get everything you thought you found
All along, I have tried to be
Everything you need
But eventually, it breaks you down
And it makes you drown
I couldn't be
Everything you think you could ever need
Because you don't let me in
You just tear me down
All I do is fiend
For the drug you've addicted me to
You know what I mean
You know it's you
I have withdrawal
Every second you're not around
I can barely breathe
I can only stumble and then fall
But I'm the only one
That ever hears a sound
I feel you in my heart
I feel you swim in my veins
But no matter how hard I try
Nothin I ever do
Can ever make things feel the same
And I don't know why
But I know I
Am somehow the only one to blame
I have no idea what I did wrong
But I can't go on
Living like I am, feeling dead, not a man
I know you're only pretending, the ending is here
You brought the beginning, so it's fitting you end it
It's so clear
I couldn't be
Everything you think you could ever need
Because you don't let me in
You just tear me down
All I do is fiend
For the drug you've addicted me to
You know what I mean
You know it's you
Feelin so uneasy
Feelin so unopened
Wishin you could need me
No longer so broken
I couldn't be
Everything you think you could ever need
Because you don't let me in
You just tear me down
All I do is fiend
For the drug you've addicted me to
You know what I mean
You know it's you
I could never be
Everything you think you could ever need
Because you don't wanna let me in
You just tear me down
Before I even begin
All I do is fiend
For the drug you've addicted me to
You know what I mean
You know it's you, always you
I could try to be
Everything you need
But we know it's so true
That all the effort in me
Is never gonna give you forever
The night is closin in, blocking out the sun
Because of you
Never givin yourself up, givin in to anyone
I will never be
Anything more than what you let me be
Anything you want, anything you need
I couldn't be
Everything you think you could ever need
Because you don't let me in
You just tear me down
All I do is fiend
For the drug you've addicted me to
You know what I mean
You know it's you
You know it's you
You know it to be true
You know it's you
Miss Perfect
If she wants to leave
I can only let her
What can I do to fight it
But only say
Whatever
She's my angel
And I know that I'm afraid
But I would beg her to stay if I could
Her face is such beauty
Such perfection
I stare til I'm almost blind
But all of my affection
May not be doin me
Any good
And I know I can't hold on
Like I should
She's miss perfect
Perfect for me in every way
But I'm so concerned
That I no longer hear her say
She wants me anymore
And I don't know what for
I'm afraid
Usually when I'm lonely
She has the greatest timing
Telling me she loves me
She always reminds me
Of everything I could ever want
Or need
But now, oh now
She's holding out
And I can't figure what went wrong
All the doubts are comin back
And stayin so strong
And it's hard to help it
And maybe it's selfish
But I've been wonderin
g so long
If everything she needs is right here with me
She's miss perfect
Perfect for me in every way
But I'm so concerned
That I no longer hear her say
She wants me anymore
And I don't know what for
I'm afraid
Every time I say her name
I feel like I've found Heaven
And I don't want that to change
But if she's unhappy
I have to let her go
And I know
She's miss perfect
Perfect for me in every way
But I'm so concerned
That I no longer hear her say
She wants me anymore
And I don't know what for
I'm afraid
Afraid afraid afraid
She's leavin again
Afraid afraid afraid
She won't want me and then
I will have to move on
And be alone
Oh, Miss Perfect
Doesn't think I'm worth it
I am maybe now... on my own
Last
How long will I last this time
Til you finally decide to lie
And then I come to find
That I really wasn't the only one
But maybe number four
So what do you do this for
Just to hurt me more?
It's ok
I don't need the truth
Cuz I ain't worth that
And neither are you
So maybe I can learn to lie
So you'll see how much it hurts
And every time that I make you cry
I'll just say you should've been true to me first
Maybe it helps if you tell yourself
That no matter what, someone else
Is always better as long as
All the others don't find out
That they're bein used, and that's
What you're all about
Your words are like daggers, stabbin me
And I can't believe what's happenin, we
Need to just say goodbye
Cuz every single word that comes out of that mouth
Is one big lie
Do you ever care that you're usin me
Do you wish that it could actually be
What I used to think it used to be
Naw, it can't cuz the reason we
Ever got this far is lies only come to the surface
To hurt us when we start to believe
Thoughts
So this whole time we were together
You had somebody else?
At least two others
And I'm not good enough?
Even good enough for myself?
So long cryin, tryin to do anything at all
Unable to take it, only able to punch the wall.
Then you came back, and my mind was fine
For a few moments, til I realized the lies
Never stopped, still comin at me. Why?
Why can't you be honest for once?
The only one I want, still playin games.
Why can't you grow up?
Your lies are why I can't decide
If I can trust you. And if you must, you
Can place the blame on the one who shamed me.
I've been through enough, so much you
Can't understand it, so don't try me.
You say one thing, do another, probably deny me.
So why me? Why not one of the others?
Do they get the real you? Who really cares? Ok, I do.
But one more time of bein lied to, and I'm gone for good.
You're always makin me think I know you down deep inside you
Or at least that I should.
But I don't know no one, not really even me.
I can't be free, free from you, free to see
What people are really doin, usin. I'm losin out.
I can only go so long before I know somethin's wrong, and I'm in doubt.
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