I used to think that love was blind,
That it could take me from behind.
That it would come and take me,
Take my heart away,
And tear it into ribbons
And cast them down the drain.

I used to think that I knew love,
But now I know it's not enough.
Writing on the knuckle
Touching on the nerve
Knowing that come what may
I'll always be hurt.

I smile though I'm dying inside,
It hides all of the tears I cried.

I'm no good at goodbyes,
It's just emptiness in disguise.
I'm meant to be surprised,
When you come back in a new guise.
I don't want to win your prize,
I'm tired of hearing all your lies.
Loving though I despise
What lies behind my lifeless eyes...

I used to think I wanted peace,
But now I want much more than this.
I want to take the memories
That lie beneath my skin
Throw them on the bonfire
And pretend they've never been.

I thought that I knew who I was,
Now I know I'm a lost cause.
Driven by a feeling
That's a burden on my soul,
Pushing me ever onwards
Until I am too old.

I smile though I'm bleeding inside,
In no-one else this can confide...

I'm no good at goodbyes,
It's just emptiness in disguise.
I'm meant to be surprised,
When you come back in a new guise.
I don't want to win your prize,
I'm tired of hearing all your lies.
Loving though I despise
What lies behind my lifeless eyes...

I smile though I'm dying inside,
It hides all of the tears I cried.

I'm no good at goodbyes,
It's just emptiness in disguise.
I'm meant to be surprised,
When you come back in a new guise.
I used to see clear blue skies,
But now I watch the suns demise...
Loving though I despise
What lies behind...

I'm no good at goodbyes,
It's just emptiness in disguise.
A hollow void in to devise
A hundred thousand useless lies...
My heart is seeking to apprise
The lessons that are underlined.
But I can't change the things I hide...

I can't change the hope that died...

Behind... my lifeless eyes.