I would rather die than be a loner In a world that swallows us, never lifts me up And always fucks me up, yeah Hey ♪ And when I hold my breath (hold my breath) As I'm sinking lower (lower) Everything's so far from luck, still breaks me up It always fucks me up (fucks me up) And when I close my eyes and count to ten I start to realize it's not the end For you and me, you and me Bound through misery, misery And when I hear you cry, I understand It's not just me who tries to play pretend Then you and me, you and me We're never totally in misery I was too afraid to let go Too afraid to stand tall But I'm too close to let it go, I'm too close to let it go Reflections in the window 'bout to escape the sideshow 'Cause we're too close to let it go, we're too close to let it go And we won't back down And no, we won't back down When I'm wasting time thinking of the old me I get so swallowed up, and feel misunderstood, not even half as good 'Cause when I close my eyes and count to ten I start to realize it's not the end For you and me, you and me Bound through misery, misery And when I hear you cry I understand That it's not me who needs a helping hand To pull you and me, you and me out of misery, misery Are you too afraid to let go? Too afraid to stand tall? But you're too close to let it go You're too close to let it go Reflections in the window 'bout to escape the sideshow 'Cause we're too close to let it go, we're too close to let it go And we won't back down ♪ I know you, I feel you, I know what's deep inside of you Black and blue, all brand-new You have to fight your way through ♪ I was too afraid to let go, too afraid to stand tall But I'm too close to let it go, I'm too close to let it go Reflections in the window 'bout to escape the sideshow 'Cause we're too close to let it go, we're too close to let it go And we won't back down