She takes me back to that September
A love had just grown cold
Last thing I wanted to remember
Were the lies we told
I swore I'd never fall for someone
But love came easily
Trapped in this loss of innocence
I lost the best of me
So far away
So far away from here
Older habits may die hard
But your new ones never will
Take what's left of this broken man
Who wasn't yours to kill
That bitter silence, always so cold
And left out in the dark
Shattered by your simple words
That cut right to the heart
Those words you say
Those words you say like,
"Fuck you", "I hate you", and "Never again"
They were so hollow at one point, now their resonance
Is defeating, they're screaming, and echo down the halls
To the chambers of my heart, so I put up these walls
To defend me, or what's left of the man that I once was
But reflections in mirrors show nothing but the scars
Left from the battles of a life that once was only ours
And all that's left when the dust settles
Are casualties of broken hearts
We are one and the same
We are never gonna change
We are living, hearts are dead
From the lies and awful things that we said
Things like,
"Fuck you", "I hate you", and "Never again"
They were so hollow at one point, now their resonance
Is defeating, they're screaming, and echo down the halls
To the chambers of my heart, so I put up these walls
To defend me, or what's left of the man that I once was
But reflections in mirrors show nothing but the scars
Left from the battles of a life that once was only ours
And all that's left when the dust settles
Are casualties of broken hearts
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