But I won't be your concubine- I'm a puppet not a whore/I just need this stage to be seen
Leave me to remember what is real, sometimes I fall so far and fast I can't see anymore
And I know this sounds cliched,
And I know I've got it made,
But heaven never smiled on me and I can't stop seeing the shadow now.
Don't try to tell me you love me,
I don't believe you on your best of days
Don't try to fix me,
If I'm broken it's my own damn fault.
And I know this sounds cliched,
And I know I've got it made,
But heaven never smiled on me and I can't stop seeing the shadow now.
Wrap your arms around me
Pretend to hold me tight
You can't see when your eyes are so clouded,
You can't think when your brain's not right.
This relationship has so many flaws
Like a diamond no jewler ever would buy,
And I wonder if you even notice when I can't meet your eyes.
And I know this sounds cliched,
And I know I've go it made,
But heaven never smiled on me and I can't stop seeing the shadow now.
I can feel the heat in your gaze
Waiting for this alibi I've promised you
When what I really need is a doctor's note excusing me from life
You keep looking at me and seeing my weakness as virtue
Living like you do must be so exhausting,
I wonder if that's what makes me so tired all the time.
And I know this sounds cliched,
And I know I've got it made,
But heaven never smiled on me and I can't stop seeing the shadow now.
Heaven never smiled on me,
Hell never opened for me,
Unless you can make the light appear and chase the dark,
You can leave me here,
I won't go anywhere,
I promise.