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