[Verse 1]
I’m drowning in silence
Ticked off for a fool
I need help with guidance
My world’s been cruel
I turn around
Love as much as you do
I’ll say it’s fine
'Cause this is what we do

[Chorus]
And I get this compromise
Some things are better for you and I
But I want you to realize
I’m not just waiting
I’ll finally die
And your ideals I idolize
But I can’t be who you want me to
And I get this to compromise

[Verse 2]
Creature of beauty
The rarest I’ve seen
She’s got a side that’s brutally mean
She turn around
Love as much as I do
And she said it’s fine
'Cause this is what you do

[Chorus]
And I get this compromise
Some things are better for you and I
But I want you to realize
I’m not just waiting
I’ll finally die
And your ideals I idolize
But I can’t be who you want me to
And I get this to compromise

[Verse 3]
She knows better than to feed it
She only breathes in when she needs it
Hope’s no city
Knowing that I want this bad
Oh I want this bad

[Chorus]
And I get this compromise
Some things are better for you and I
But I want you to realize
I’m not just waiting
I’ll finally die
Your ideals I idolize
But I can’t be who you want me to
And I get this to compromise

[Outro]
No I can’t compromise
No I can’t compromise
No I can’t compromise
No I can’t compromise
No I can’t compromise
No I can’t compromise
No I can’t compromise