Intro When in Rome, you do as the Romans do I’ve never been to Rome, only in the dark with you You taught me how to sedate my pain You poisoned the river, I poisoned my veins I drank from your cup, now I can’t feel the rain You point the blame, you drown me in shame still you say… Rome wasn’t built in a day ⸻ Verse 1 Tell me, why can’t I keep hearts that love me Why do I run for cover to make you happy When is the time for me to embrace love Stop being scared, hold on and never let go You can’t heal anything If you’re always high You can’t feel anything If you never try ⸻ Chorus You stand silent, still you never break You watch me bleed then you look away You’re scared I’ll leave you all alone You build my walls you keep me stoned ⸻ Verse 2 I try to understand, why don’t you give me a break Since I was born, all you’ve ever learned is hate We took a wrong turn, but there was never a road You dragged me down, yet I’m the one who followed My reflection has become my only enemy You keep me from turning the page of me You make me look back, you keep me off track You need to change your way, you never aim Yet you let bullets spray You keep my conscience stained You always mess up Yet I’m the guy who pay ⸻ Pre-chorus When you look in my eyes you’re cold as ice When I need the truth You feed me lies When I had enough You can’t even hide ⸻ Chorus You stand silent, still you never break You watch me bleed then you look away You’re scared I’ll leave you all alone You build my walls you keep me stoned ⸻ Bridge the day you couldn’t block the horizon You turned blue skies into an illusion you keep on blaming the same reason ⸻ Outro I hate you But I can’t kill you I can run Still you whisper I can break you Still when I see you near It’s just me in the mirror Bitter
