Phantom Love

Step inside the life of the man weak enough to follow you Bury all the strife of the heart that you have hollowed through Bury our love far, far away from this So you can become one with the walls again Scream for your father Go a little farther Cut a little harder But our fates are inked in pen That was then And this is the end of This phantom love Untied and severed I was never the one Is this what you call forever Made me promise I would never break your heart How was I to know that's what you wanted from the start? Step inside the life of the girl that can do no wrong Her hands clasped 'round the knife she uses to carve her sad songs Wash your hands 'til the sinks stain red And I'm outta your head Just remember what I said We decided to just ignore Just can't cut it anymore Just remember that I loved you more But that was then And this is the end of This phantom love Untied and severed I was never the one Is this what you call forever? Made me promise I would never break your heart How was I to know that's what you wanted from the start? Outta control, how long you played me, playing a role I've been doin' this for a living Two halves don't make a whole that's not a given Go in twice, you sold two souls of children to the business Phantom love was always cold before the start and to the finish Turn from me, so stare and shoot I've lost my mind, you scared me too You've crossed that line, whose using who It's nothing new, make peace, we're fine I tried, I lied, to keep you mine That girl I love I just can't find Trips me up so I can't see if the messed up one is you or me See what this city has done to us Dreams torn apart like a blunderbuss A hundred gusts of west The wind has spread us thin Too much within Just don't discuss I hold disgust I know you must But knife in hand, there's still distrust I know you thrust The moment these words are spoken You can't love, you only love to be broken This phantom love Untied and severed I was never the one Is this what you call forever? Made me promise I would never break your heart How was I to know that's what you wanted from the start?