Ever wake from sleeping   more tired than before   ever open up a memory   when you thought you closed the door   ever think your whole life   is one big accident   ever think your lovers are   saying things they never meant   Ever take a step back before you step it up   ever have an ugly scar that never covers up   ever hear a phrase that makes you stop and think   makes it so you pour a little hard liqueur to your soft drink      When you don't know   the what is and what was   and everything you ever thought   has already been done   when everything that's beautiful   is made of only flaws   How can you live a life   breaking your own laws.            When you don't know   the what is and what was   and everything you ever thought   has already been done   when everything that's beautiful   is made of only flaws   How can you live a life   breaking your own laws.      Ever been torn between   what's been done and what too late   or too confused to choose   between the blade or the stake   Ever thought a smile   was your best defense   or accidentally made   irreversible consequence   Ever denied yourself   the only thing you've always wanted   Only to go on and on   about how you never got it   Ever said you'll start tomorrow   then realized it's ten years later   Ever lay your sword down   to find you are the traitor      When you don't know   the what is and what was   and everything you ever thought   has already been done   when everything that's beautiful   is made of only flaws   How can you live a life   breaking your own laws.