I hope that i can seem flawless to you
And always take away the pain that you 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 thought 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 back and live in regret.
Some day you'll ask me why I was away