You don't recognize the path you've defined You tore your heart apart to get lost on the road you paved And then walk away I dig deep for an answer Scratching the surface of my skin It's like a maddening itch Pulling me under and drawing me in You say you need peace of mind It's burning through your chest and you're begging for compromise You need to take a step back and fall in line To see this in a better light Alive Are you awake and breathing Or am I chasing a ghost? Fade like the flame of a fleeting beacon You turn your back when I need you the most And I have tried to justify the pain inside Hiding behind the lines I write Throwing the fight lying awake at night I am losing control of my life You say you need peace of mind It's burning through your chest and you're begging for compromise You need to take a step back and fall in line To see this in a better light You say all you need is time, I can't believe all the times I have fooled myself with the same lie In the name of feeling alive We must live with the choices we make And in the end they define us It's not about the hits that we take You say you need peace of mind It's burning through your chest and you're begging for compromise You need to take a step back and fall in line To see this in a better light You say all you need is time, I can't believe all the times I have fooled myself with the same lie In the name of feeling alive