[Verse 1] [Voice: Very intimate, deep baritone] I gave you the stars . . . I gave you the ground . . . I built you a kingdom . . . without making a sound . . . Everything I had . . . I laid at your feet . . . Now I’m just a stranger . . . on a one-way street . . . I gave you the ground . . . But you chose his hand instead . . . [Verse 2] I see you with him . . . in the light of the glass . . . Watching my world . . . and my future pass . . . I did it all for you . . . every breath, every lie . . . Now I’m just the shadow . . . in the corner of your eye . . . . I did it all for you . . . And I still don’t know why . . . [Chorus] It’s the bitter residue . . . of a life I designed . . . The ghost of a love . . . that I’ve left behind . . . He has your heart . . . while I have the rain . . . A masterpiece of effort . . . and a lifetime of pain . . . . While I have the rain . . . (The bitter residue) [Bridge] Was I not enough? . . . [Deep bass note] Did I give too much? . . . I’m reaching for nothing . . . But the ghost of your touch . . . . He is the winner . . . I am the cost . . . Everything gained . . . And everything lost . . . [Chorus] It’s the bitter residue . . . of a life I designed . . . The ghost of a love . . . that I’ve left behind . . . He has your heart . . . while I have the rain . . . A masterpiece of effort . . . and a lifetime of pain . . . [Outro] Everything lost . . . (The bitter residue) . . . I did it for you . . .
