[Verse 1]
Know that I went as high
As I could go on my first time
Where's the fun if your feelings are left behind?

[Verse 2]
But it's your right when you mean it
To find the proof and make me hear it
'Cause when I'm wrong, I don't see it anymore

[Chorus 1]
'Cause I feel like a fake when I feel any feeling
And I wouldn't wanna happen to you
'Cause I know you mean it

[Verse 3]
You have a laugh when you let go
That makes a big unwanted sideshow
Why count the times that you feel low when you shine?

[Chorus 2]
'Cause you're stone cold wise, I'm in to what you're doing
And I wouldn't wanna happen to you
'Cause I could never climb the walls you'd walk through
And it's the smiling lies that always come
To make you feel that I'm the one for you
[Bridge]
I know it feels like you've spent your whole life
With people trying to keep you in your place
Well, no one knows you no better than me
When I say no, no, no, no

[Chorus 3]
I wouldn't wanna happen to you
'Cause I can't bear to climb the walls you walk through
But it's the smiling lies that always come
To make you feel that I belong with you

[Coda]
You pinned your hopes on me like I'm all you'll find
But I wouldn't wanna happen to you this time
No, gone away
No, gone away
No, gone away, no