[intro] [verse] The neon signs outside blur the truth I hold This feeling's cold like a stone, colder than gold I see your face in the mirror, but I turn away A flicker of love that couldn't survive the day [pre-chorus] If I hurt you in the storm, I offer my silence as a truce Our story needed a proper excuse [chorus] This loneliness is the clearest feel The only place we can be This difficult goodbye is actually the key I offer this apology to the shadow of your name But this distance, baby, is the best exit for our game [verse] Paint my flaws whisper all my mistakes Say my heart is the only one that breaks I know the truth, the anger, the bitter seed That kind of words are what you didn't need [pre-chorus] If I hurt you in the storm, I offer my silence as a truce Our story needed a proper excuse [chorus] This loneliness is the clearest feel The only place we can be This difficult goodbye is actually the key I offer this apology to the shadow of your name But this distance, baby, is the best exit for our game [instrumental] [bridge] Let the world keep spinning its wheel This teary chapter is the only thing I feel I will learn to live with this, to stand and stare Finding solace in this cold air [chorus] This loneliness is the clearest feel The only place we can be This difficult goodbye is actually the key I offer this apology to the shadow of your name But this distance, baby, is the best exit for our game Ooh... [outro]
