[Verse 1]
If you could notice me now
Would you see all the envy behind those eyes
They told endless lies
And after all the view's still black and white
It's black and white

[Chorus]
Is it within where you'd absolve my sins
And measure up the way that I have lived with all my good intentions?
So every now and then (now and then)
I'll think of why it had to end
It came and went
Like a match that burnt at both ends

[Verse 2]
Save your breath
We only get so many chances
And after all, we've been through
I always knew we would end with you
And I, what good am I?
And I've known this all my life (all my life)
It's like you say
'there's no easy way to escape'
Rest assured I'm self-medicated out the front door
[Chorus]
Is it within where you'd absolve my sins
And measure up the way that I have lived with all my good intentions?
So every now and then (now and then)
I'll think of why it had to end
It came and went
Like a match that burnt at both ends

[Post-Chorus]
It burnt at both ends
I'm self-medicating

[Bridge]
Save your breath
We only get so many chances
And after all we've been through
I always knew it would end with you
Save your breath
We only get so many chances
And after all we've been through
I always knew it would end with you

(I keep talking to myself
I've been my own best friend as well
I know you never meant it like that
But it's another knife added in my back)
[Chorus]
Is it within where you'd absolve my sins
And measure up the way that I have lived with all my good intentions?
So every now and then (now and then)
I'll think of why it had to end
It came and went
Like a match that burnt at both ends