[Verse 1]
You started living with yourself for a while
You said you'd never suffer fools for a smile
But while you're living in the state of denial
Don't lose hope, don't lose hope
You get an inch while they're taking a mile (Taking a mile)
Can't erase what we use to describe (Use to describe)
Words carry weight, but they don't have a mind of their own
Of their own

[Pre-Chorus]
It's a bad, bad, bad place to be
Bad, bad, bad memory

[Chorus]
Who gets to choose who will and who won't?
Ooh, there's a real good reason I don't

[Verse 2]
You started feeling out of sync with the lie
But try to speak it and you're out on exile
Why follow reason when you follow denial?
And you float, down you go
While everybody's busy finding their side (Finding their side)
Further apart, but falling further in line (Further in line)
We're going broke while they're making a dime on our lives
All our lives
[Pre-Chorus]
Because friend, friend, friend, enemy
Friend, friend, friend, enemy

[Chorus]
Who really knows who's winning the most?
Who set the stage and who holds the rope?
Who really cares who matters the most? (Matters the most)
Who's set to gain when clearing the smoke? (Clearing the smoke)

[Verse 3]
You started living with yourself for while
You started feeling like a fish on the line
You got the tempo, but you don't get the time
And you won't, no, you won't