You play your part so easily
You fooled yourself again
With your lipstick smeared
Across some face you'll never see again

And I sat back in the corner
Working back my memories
And I wondered if the time would come
You'd get around to me

Oh oh, oh oh
Living the sweetest lie
Oh oh, oh oh
Living the sweetest lie

You made me feel electric
Every moment that we shared
But the lights went out when I realized
You never even cared

I picked myself back up
I didn't know where I had been
And the thing that makes you seem so wrong
Is I want you back again

Oh oh, oh oh
Living the sweetest lie, yeah
Come on baby, give me love
Oh oh, oh oh
Living the sweetest lie, yeah
Come on baby, give me love

You know you'll never be taken
Your love will never be taken now
I know you're tired of waking
I know you're tired of waking up

Oh oh, oh oh
Living the sweetest lie, yeah
Come on baby, give me love
Oh oh, oh oh
Living the sweetest lie, yeah
Come on baby, give me love

All I waited for
Was a chance to make you understand
And tell you these forgotten truths you never thought were real
And if the world should turn its back, you know that I'm still here

Time won't ever steal my soul
We're not broken, so please come home

Morning comes, and life moves on
And when it changed, you didn't know you belong
And I'll still catch you when you fall through a past that steals your sleep
And scroll these words upon your wall remind you to believe

Time won't ever steal my soul
We're not broken, so please come home
And if the world has worn you down
I'll be waiting, so please come home

I won't let them break you down
And I won't hear the empty sounds
I'm hopelessly pretending that I know the answer
Angel's light and neon fires that burn so cold through your desires
And all you are is all I need to know

When the world is insane
You get used to the pain
And you don't even know what you feel
And I am like you, all alone and confused
But you know it's not forever

Time won't ever steal my soul
And we're not broken, so please come home
And if the world has worn you down
I'll be waiting, so please come home

God, you still amaze me
When you speak to me that way
Oh, the sound of your voice
The look in your eyes, you stand there in your grace

You told me that the scars you bear
Are beautiful and real
So turn the lights back on again
All to see the things you feel

And we've got one night
To let the whole world know
Just how perfect we could be
Just close your eyes and then you'll see

We've got one night
To let the whole world know
Forget about the falling stars
Tonight we'll show them who we are, we are

Feel it when you're near me
And I know when you're not there
Numb on the edge and so alone
And no one seems to care

But you reach out and pull me back
And love me 'til I'm free
All the joy in my life I feel like
I've lost you, see inside of me

And we've got one night
To let the whole world know
Just how perfect we could be
Just close your eyes and then you'll see

We've got one night
To let the whole world know
Forget about the falling stars
Tonight we'll show them who we are, we are

Life's a song I'll sing
And it doesn't matter anymore if anyone is listening to me
'Cause you move like light
You send all to me, tend to pull me through my life

And we've got one night
To let the whole world know
Just how perfect we could be
Just close your eyes and then you'll see

We've got one night
To let the whole world know
Forget about the falling stars
Tonight we'll show them who we are, we are

Hey, anybody in this world?
Can you talk to me a while?
Find a reason for it all?
Cause I've been thinking backwards
to a place I've never been,
to a home that never was
It's like I'm losing it again
and it takes so long to say these words
Can you wait that long for me?

Hey, nothing is real, it's all what you believe
Something you dream inside your head
You know how I feel because it's just you and me
Something I need to call my own
To feel and call my own

Duck inside this empty room,
and I'm waiting for the sun to come to me
Someday, I'm gonna get this right
Gonna find a better way, I wanna lead another life
I wanted to let you know me,
but I'm trapped inside the fear
and I never said a word though you always seemed to hear
When I take so long to say these words,
yeah, you wait so long for me

Hey, nothing is real, it's all what you believe
Something you dream inside your head
You know how I feel because it's just you and me
Something I need to call my own
To feel and call my own

Hey, nothing is real, it's all what you believe
Something you dream inside your head
You know how I feel because it's just you and me
Something I need to call my own

Nothing is real, it's all you believe
Something you dream inside your head
Nothing is real, it's all what you believe
It's something I need to call my own
To feel and call my own

Take time to try and find a light, that shines behind your eyes tonight,
I found a deep dark place inside,
There's more to both of you than, anyone's expecting here tonight,
Wish I could make that right, well,
They covered up your eyes,
They never gave you nothing more than pain.

Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
Throwing it all away,
Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
Throwing it all away.

Don't make a sound, we stayed away from all the static on the line,
I guess we never stopped to shine,
I'd cry aloud if I remember, all the mess I'd left behind,
But then I had to lie and,

They covered up your eyes,
They never gave you nothing more than pain.
I come around for you I know,
Cause I'm feeling the same way.

Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
Throwing it all away,
Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
Throwing it all away.

[Guitar interlude]

Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
You showed us all the way.
Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
You showed us all the way.

Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
You showed us all the way.
Now I hear,
Yeah I hear,
You showed us all the way.

Called you up ten years too late
Just to hear your voice again
I know your voice is still the same
I know that something's changed

My words are choked and full of tears
But still you listen to me dear
And someone's calling you away
And now I understand

The time that I've wasted
So bitter and faithless
Was wearing me down now, down now

So can you hear me, or would you sing along?
Or turn me down? Forget I ever wrote this for you.
So can you hear me, or has it been too long?
Admit I was wrong, and this is still your song.

Turn it on and off again
And now I lost another friend
I waded through my darkest thoughts
When I was sure to drown

And now I pass you on my way
And if you stop, what could I say?
Apologizes for yesterday
Like a fool I walk away

The time that I've wasted
So bitter and faithless
Was wearing me down now, down now

So can you hear me, or would you sing along?
Or turn me down? Forget I ever wrote this for you.
So can you hear me, or has it been too long?
Admit I was wrong, and this is still your song.

And all I understand
We're here and gone again
Even through a thousand sleepless nights

I fill the page with my beliefs
It's all I have to keep
Tear it up and start again

So can you hear me, or would you sing along?
Or turn me down? Forget I ever wrote this for you.
So can you hear me, or has it been too long?
Admit I was wrong, and this is still your song.

I don't pretend to understand all the things I put you through
And I don't need forgiveness, but I owe one thing to you
This is your song
This is your song

I was a stranger, and you came to my side
and you said 'oh, you're alright now'
And you were so knowing,
I felt so lost and confused

Oh, I need you there
when the nightmares and dreams have come true

I barely knew you, but you talked til' you laughed
til' you cried out so loud 'someone save me'
Oh, black streaks of Maybelline run down your cheeks again
I prayed for answers, you take the chances or refuse

Oh, I need you there
when the nightmares and dreams have come true
Oh, I need you there
when the nightmares and dreams have come true

Yeah, we belong
Yeah, we belong
Yeah, we belong
Yeah, we belong

Oh, I need you there
when the nightmares and dreams have come true
Oh, I need you there
when the nightmares and dreams have come true
Oh, I need you there
when the nightmares and dreams have come true
Oh, I need you there
when the nightmares and dreams have come true

I caught you stealing things you knew I'd give
but nothing seems to matter in your life
I come around to when I go to miss,
but nothing seems to matter here tonight

And it's sad, I'm sorry
Guess you're going blind

Say you're free now, say you're free
cause' tonight this might just mean the world to me
Say you're free now, say you're free
cause' tonight, this might just mean the world

Well aware of what the answer is,
but nothing means enough to fill that space
I'm still depending on the life of it
but honestly, it feels like such a shame

And it's sad, I'm sorry
Guess you're going blind

Say you're free now, say you're free
cause' tonight this might just mean the world to me
Say you're free now, say you're free
cause' tonight, this might just mean the world

Follow superstitions close,
they never fade away you know
Your horoscope, your love is stoned
Let them go now, let them go

Say you're free now, say you're free
cause' tonight this might just mean the world to me
Say you're free now, say you're free
cause' tonight, this might just mean the world to me

Say you're free now, say you're free now
Say you're free now

If I could give you
All the things you've been denied
Would it change you
Would you feel alive
But all that's left now
Are these words that I've been trying to say to you now
And together we'll get by somehow

And all you ever wanted was someone to find
The truth you hide from everyone deep inside

Hey ya, hey ya
You're the only one I want
Hey ya, hey ya

And I would drown to save you
From the sinking thoughts you feel
And I'll love you just the same
So don't you ever feel ashamed
'Cause we all get tired of fighting
Just to feel like we belong
And I know you feel forgotten
But I've been here all along to say

And all you ever wanted was someone to find
The truth you hide from everyone deep inside

Hey ya, hey ya
You're the only one I want
Hey ya, hey ya

Hey ya, hey ya
You're the only one I want
Hey ya, hey ya

And you hide yourself so deep inside
Will I ever see
Ever see you
Now I'm the one who's been denied
But I believe in you
Believe in you

Hey ya, hey ya
You're the only one I want
Hey ya, hey ya

Hey ya, hey ya
You're the only one I want
Hey ya, hey ya

Hey ya, hey ya

You're the only one I want

When you came back I knew you'd have a story
You need someone to ease the pain of living life
You're like a soldier in the fray, seeking shelter
from all the madness that you've seen raining down now

I know things change, your world has slipped away
I know things change, but you're living like a soldier who's caught in the fray
Don't lose your faith, it's not so cold, it's not too late

When you were naive you were so invincible
and you laughed at anyone and anything that ever got in your way
But now the mirror shows the change and you don't see that
you're sinking back into the crowd, an echo fading

I know things change, your world has slipped away
I know things change, but you're living like a soldier who's caught in the fray
Don't lose your faith, it's not so cold, it's not too late

And I never thought I'd see
you living on your knees
A slave to some disease
that holds you captive

And you can look inside of me
but the answers that you seek
and everything you need
is all inside you

I know things change, your world has slipped away
I know things change, but you're living like a soldier who's caught in the fray
Don't lose your faith, it's not so cold, it's not too late