Verse:
D G Dsus4
I hope that I can seem flawless to you
Em7 A
And always take away the pain that you'll go through
D G D
My impression is not always what it seems
G A G D
You're more of a reflection of what I used to be
A B G D A
...So why do I feel hollow when I look at your photograph?
B G
You take down my fortress and kill me with a smile
D
Please hold that thought a while
A G
And I'll try to put you on this path
D
I hope you find the road I couldn't see
A
You won't be by yourself
B A G D
I'll live for your problems and think of you when I'm gone
A B A G A
Don't worry now it won't be long
D G Dsus4
Verse: Once I was you I thought the world was safe
Em7 A
A new perspective; everybody is insane
D G D
Protecting you is a paranoid excuse
G A G D
I know that you'll do better than I could ever do
A B G
... And thoughts of self-destruction
D A
Are now all buried in the past
B G
You take down my barricade and melt away my heart
D A G
If loving hurts so much I want this pain to always last
D
I hope you pass the test that I have failed
A
You won't be by yourself
B A G D
I'll live for your problems and think of you when I'm gone
A B A G A
Don't worry now it won't be long
D A
Outro: I apologize to you for the words not spoken yet
B A G
Don't want you to look back and live in regret
D A B G A D
Some day you'll ask me why I was away...