I got you

when i add the sum
of all the good i've done
and all the pain i've caused
when i add them up
it measures quite a loss

and when i reflect
on my accomplishments
every test i failed
all the grace i spent
like hurt was going on sale

if i was anyone else
i would hate myself
even more than i do
cause after all
i got you
like a criminal
life with no parole
to be served on a stage
with the lights and the rave
reviews
i got you

Are you my masquerade?
Or can people change?
I like who i've been
since you took my name
now you're my best friend

or will i break your heart?
can you tear apart?
you've been a masterpiece
you're a work of art
i've been a master thief

if i was anyone else
i would hate myself
even more than i do
cause after all
i got you
like a criminal
life with no parole
to be served on a stage
with the lights and the rave
reviews
i got you

if that's how you feel

you seem to like to say
that i just ran away
as if i heard a consequence
and abandoned faith

and so your friends all chime right in
as if to villify my sin
will ease a bit of pain
or take a little blame

and if that's the way you feel
then i wonder what you want from me at all
i guess i'm easier
to blame i do it all the time, i know.

the story never told
is no more laudable
i left long before i ever knew she was

and you can try to make it worse
like somehow i never hurt
like somehow i never tried to help at all.

and if that's the way you feel
then i wonder what you want from me at all
i guess i'm easier
to blame i do it all the time, i know.