[Intro — sparse piano / room noise] What I’m about to confess… Is gonna make you think… I don’t care… (pause) And for the first time… I don’t care. Don’t get too close… This time… It’s personal… --- [Verse 1] Way ahead of my time Spent chasing ghosts Haunted by past failures A victim of my own past I can’t remember --- [Pre-Chorus] It’ll all work itself out in the end Meanwhile consequences accumulate Indifferences in over my head First downhill I let myself get over my skis --- [Chorus] Pretending nothing matters Until I prove myself right One way or another Live to fight another day --- [Verse 2] Sick and tired Losing sleep wake cycles Rehearsed or just repeated Over and over Just get over it --- [Bridge — quieter] Acting in self defense You can’t expire me I always tried harder than you But I could never be harder than you I quit trying the moment It all became too overwhelming --- [Breakdown / Spoken] What I’m about to confess… Is gonna make you think… I don’t care… Pretending nothing matters… Until I prove myself right… --- [Final Chorus] One way or another Live to fight another day Sick and tired Losing sleep wake cycles Over and over Just get over it Pretending nothing matters Until I prove myself right --- [Outro — fading / smoky] Don’t get too close… This time… It’s personal… It’ll all work itself out in the end… Meanwhile consequences accumulate… And for the first time… I don’t care… I always tried harder than you… But I could never be harder than you… (fading piano / tape hiss)
