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So, let me get this story straight,
this was just a chance you had to take.
Did I even cross your mind?
This'll be the last time you cross mine.
We were slick as thieves.
Just like a thief,you stole the best of me-
white lies and wild lives inbetween.

Whoa,
for Heaven's sake, I see right through you.
Whoa,
I've got secrets, too.
You're the gun and I can be your bullet to go down on.
Take your best shot 'cause you only get one.

Marionette,
(are your strings tied tight for proper movement?)
Take a deep, deep breath.
(I'm dying just to wrap these strings around your neck.)
I'll stitch my eyes wide open
'cause I don't want to miss
Lyricsthe look on your face when I drive away.
You know you're sharp,
but sharp just doesn't cut it anymore.
I'll show you a side of me, you've never seen before.

Whoa...

When it all bottoms out... I love it when you say you don't remember anything.

Whoa...

Whoa...

Don't hold me down
i'm not supposed to feel like i've been holding on for something else
i kept my feet on the ground,
too scared to see how far this could take me
but if i ever leave the ground,
there'd be nowhere to go but down

i'll take these chances just like the way you took a chance on me
i don't have any answers but i've been places and i've seen things

i love the way i said goodbye
this is my exit and your time to shine
so let me go, stop the search cause i found what i'm looking for
just like my favorite scene from my favorite movie
the world was spinning underneath my feet
but this ain't no Hollywood ending

tell me about my future cause i already know my past
let's make up for all the time we've missed
so let's just get this over with
this is just one more mistake i have to live with
Lyricsso please forgive the escape from the world i hate

i'll take these chances just like the way you took a chance on me
i don't have any answers but i've been places and i've seen things
i've been places and i've seen things

i love the way i said goodbye
this is my exit and your time to shine
so let me go, stop the search cause i found what i'm looking for
just like my favorite scene from my favorite movie
the world was spinning underneath my feet
but this ain't no Hollywood ending

blame it on me, just blame it on me
don't you know i'm coming clean, yeah i'll take the heat
oh you're just about as honest as a liar could ever be

i love the way i said goodbye
this is my exit and your time to shine
so let me go, stop the search cause i found what i'm looking for
just like my favorite scene from my favorite movie
the world was spinning underneath my feet
but this ain't no Hollywood ending

It's a shame we'll never let this see the light of day
but don't be afraid, your secret's safe with me
and only Heaven knows how far we'll go to keep them on their toes
and don't you dare be scared with sins to bare, cause this is who we are

i'll be the reason you're wrong, but i don't want to be the reason they find you out
somebodys got it in for you so don't make a sound
don't make a sound, don't let them get the best of you, the best of you
they'll sink their teeth in if you let them catch you.

and if these streets could talk them i'd know just what they'd say
"you're wreckless at best but you got carried away, you got carried away"
we can really be some devils
and these stories have a way of telling themselves
and we done raising hell?
this time we'll keep the best ones for ourselves

i'll be the reason you're wrong, but i don't want to be the reason they find you out
somebodys got it in for you so don't make a sound
don't make a sound, don't let them get the best of you, the best of you
they'll sink their teeth in if you let them catch you.
Lyrics
this city was built on secrets,
it's where all the good ones come from
you must have missed me, cause you don't have a thing to say everytime i go away
so this is what we're up against in this city of secrets

oh my God, forgive me for who i'm not
we all steal looks when we can, driving by the accident, but we never stop

i'll be the reason you're wrong, but i don't want to be the reason they find you out
somebodys got it in for you so don't make a sound
don't make a sound, don't let them get the best of you, the best of you
they'll sink their teeth in if you let them catch you.
[x2]

You said just look on the bright side
but the bright side looks black and white
just one more time, can we scale this fence and scream at the city lights?
if we're playing for keeps, you already beat me

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up
this damage seems to suit you, if i'm going down then you're going down
now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up
this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down
then i'll go down with you

this red wine by poolside, we'll toast to the bitter end and the best mistake of our lives.
they've got a name for you where i come from
you keep making a mess and turning heads and the worst part is you know it

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up
this damage seems to suit you, if i'm going down then you're going down
now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up
this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down
then i'll go down

Lyricsthe haunting, the kind that i never saw coming
are you haunting me?
you're the ghost that's digging my grace
i've got a gut feeling
can anybody hear me?
got a gut feeling that you will be the death of me
if i go down, then you're going down

it's not what you said
it's just the way you said it
it's not what you said, but i can't forget this

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up
this damage seems to suit you, if i'm going down then you're going down
now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up
this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down
then i'll go down

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up
this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down then i'll go down with you

You've got some nerve
and i'm a nervous wreck
and you're scared to death
these are fighting words i'm getting off my chest
God bless you and your secrets
you've got a way with words but you really need to hear this

if things were better without me ever knowing the truth
these ties we'll sever so long forever
i hope everything works out for you

better the devil you know than the devil that you don't
you said it with such a straight face, the kind i'd like to break

if things were better without me ever knowing the truth
these ties we'll sever so long forever
i hope everything works out for you

hey, i'm on to you
they say you've got a way with words, but i could say a thing or..

Lyricsfirst of all i know you're a liar, you already burnt that bridge over the water
so let's get this story straight here's your last chance
your lies can't hide your shaking, nervous hands
i saved the best shots i've got for you, this is my best shot, don't move

if things were better without me ever knowing the truth
these ties we'll sever so long forever
i hope everything works out for you
[x2]

I'm sorry for the temper i let get away from me
i said a lot of things i didn't really mean
you always wore your heart on the outside, cause this was just a mess we could never really hide
and now i'm paying for all the mistakes that you made

this is the rescue, the rescue.
the reason i've been holding my breath every night, this is where we collide
this is the rescue, the rescue
the reason i've been holding my breath every night,
this is where we collide

and there you go again with all the trouble that you get in
it's pins and needles,
we'll start a fire so big the Heavens can see it
you give going up in flames such a good name
and now i'm paying for all the mistakes that you made

this is the rescue, the rescue.
the reason i've been holding my breath every night, this is where we collide
this is the rescue, the rescue
the reason i've been holding my breath every night,
Lyricsthis is where we collide

you'll soon become a voice on the other end of the phone when i go, go, go
wearing my heart on my sleeve has become just a touch too messy for me

this is the rescue, the rescue.
the reason i've been holding my breath every night, this is where we collide
this is the rescue, the rescue
the reason i've been holding my breath every night,
this is where we collide

Can you see the same sky from where you are?
do the Heavens really stretch so far?
from you to me and all that's left in between
this is my nightmare, the reason i lie awake at night
but in this ghost town, we've doused all the lights

i've got this half moon and i'll save the other half for you
so close, so close forget it,
cause close doesn't count when you're counting on me
this is how we'll ruin everything

staring at the same stretch of highway for far too long
these winding roads, they never lead me back to the place that i belong
i count the planes as they pass overhead,
the engine's warm and will serve as my bed
i slept on the hood of my car
to pretend the world was ours

so close, so close forget it
cause close doesn't count when you're counting on me
this is how we'll ruin everything
Lyrics
i wish that you could see how this is killing me
if bigger scars make better stories then you should see the scars on me

i've got this half moon, i'll save the other half for you
and every step i take is a step i should be taking back to you
to you, to you, to you, to you

so close, so close forget it, cause close doesn't count when you're counting on me
this is how we'll ruin everything
[x2]

i wish that you culd see how this is killing me
if bigger scars make better stories then you should see the scars on me

so close, so close forget it, cause close doesn't count when you're counting on me
this is how we'll ruin everything
i wish that you culd see how this is killing me
if bigger scars make better stories then you should see the scars on me

Street lights carry me home tonight
And this will be the last time that I ever make this drive
We haven't talked in days
And it's clear what you are trying to say
Things are changing and you keep running away
Street lights carry me home tonight
And this will be the last time that I ever make this drive

It was the best it's ever been
But all good things must come to an end
And I'll take one last breath tonight
And watch these headlights pass you by

I can't breath with this burning in my chest
And you've got a history on your breath
That tells of scandals and secrets
I've got reasons for this

You've got heart shapes in ink
Yeah, you wear it on your sleeve
You're so the one-liner
LyricsI'm such the critic
We've all been cynics once in our lives
You talk about the hard times
Like you've had such a hard life
Should I be impressed, with how easy you undressed?

It was the best it's ever been
But all good things must come to an end
And I'll take one last breath tonight
And watch these headlights pass you by

I can't breath with this burning in my chest
And you've got a history on your breath
That tells of scandals and secrets
I've got reasons for this
I can't breath with this burning in my chest
And you've got a history on your breath
That tells of scandals and secrets
I've got reasons for this

The truth hurts and you're killing me

I can't breath with this burning in my chest
And you've got a history on your breath
That tells of scandals and secrets
I've got reasons for this
I can't breath with this burning in my chest
And you've got a history on your breath
That tells of scandals and secrets
I've got reasons for this

The hard times are getting harder
it's colder where you are
you wonder would it kill me to call
i've already made you too many promises i never meant to keep
but that's just a side of me i wish you never had to see

i took a shot in the dark but i came up short
and i swear to God this time it's gonna hurt
can we pretend that it never even happened?
i will sing myself to sleep cause you've made a liar out of me
can we pretend that it never even happened?
i will sing myself to sleep cause you've made a liar out of me

i watch my shadow stretch from my feet like the way we stretch the truth
i wish i could play the victim for you
i just needed room to breathe
my world callapsed on me
and i miss screaming off rooftops in new york city

i took a shot in the dark but i came up short
and i swear to God this time i'ts gonna hurt
Lyrics
can we pretend that it never even happened?
i will sing myself to sleep cause you've made a liar out of me
can we pretend that it never even happened?
i will sing myself to sleep cause you've made a liar out of me

this isn't my confession but i'm coming clean
i knew it was just a matter of time before this all would catch up with me

can we pretend that it never even happened?
i will sing myself to sleep cause you've made a liar out of me
can we pretend that it never even happened?
i will sing myself to sleep cause you've made a liar out of me

can we pretend that it never even happened?
i will sing myself to sleep cause you've made a liar out of me

We've all got a past
And these ghosts are holding us back

I listened to your message over and over again
I thought about how I let you down
I thought about who I am
I felt hopeless
I got caught up in this life
I'm such a mess
I wonder how I looked through your eyes

Baby take your time
Stop and see for once in your life
The things you're missing out on
Like me, like me in the sunshine
The summer's almost over
We're running out of time

Almost over

I look out on the city lights
LyricsWonder where you are tonight
There's so much that I wanna' say
Will you ever let me
And if I pour my heart out
Do you want the truth?
Yeah, I'd pour my heart out
I at least owe that to you
I at least owe that to you

Open up your eyes
(There's so much I have to say, will you ever let me?)
I'm right in front of you
(There's so much I have to say, will you ever let me?)

It's too cold for June
How come I only hear from you when you're liquored up?
I've heard all about the others
And this side of you that you discovered this summer

Baby take your time
Stop and see for once in your life
The things you're missing out on
Like me, like me in the sunshine
The summer's almost over
We're running out of time