... I hope that I can seem flawless to you   And always take away the pain that you'll 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 thoughts 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...