You've always said
My own rage will be my ruin
I was never serene enough for this world
I've kept you safe
I've sheltered you from the bitter cold
And I'm sorry we're not cut from the same stone

All I ever wanted
Was to show you what it means
To have nothing left to fear
But my own self
Oh now you know how it feels
Living in someone else's dream
Cause you're the only one that I believe in

I might be cynical
But at least I'm not naive

Is this the perfect world you wanted
Where you're safe in your armor
I don't sleep cause I'm haunted
By the words I'll never say
If there's a quiet life beyond this
Where you make me break a promise
I can't live with my conscience
There must be a better way

All the times I've promised you
I'm not the one to watch it all go by
As long as we have a reason
Cause it's hard enough to be alive

No false pretenses
Or hidden intentions
I keep my promises
And I don't surrender
I will always be
Your only defender

No disguises
I wear my scars
A cold fire
Where I used to have a heart
I will always be
Your one true nemesis

All I ever asked for
Was for you to know the truth
I have nothing left to lose
But my own self
Oh now you know how it burns
Knowing that you have made us enemies
And I have nothing left
To make you see

Is this the perfect world you wanted
Where you're safe in your armor
I don't sleep and I'm haunted
By the words I'll never say
If there's a quiet life beyond this
Where you make me break a promise
I cannot live with my conscience
There must be a better way