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Ooh, do I smell a liar? 'Cause I think I spy her
I'm plotting her downfall as we speak
And slimming the chances of future romances
For just about anyone but me
I'm putting in hours to absorb her powers,
Apparently not successfully
Now thinking of leaving, forgetting believing --
Just want to get back to being me

Well, I've cowered in fear now for seventeen years now,
Afraid to do anything but speak,
My big mouth ruining what's left of my living,
Preventing old friends from finding me
I'm setting in motion the entire ocean --
Like just about every seventh sea
Destruction by madness provides me the assets
Needed to get back to being me

(Don't bother; I'll forget about it
You always deceive
Depictions of addiction are really
Not much better than reality)

Mm, and I sense a victim; oh, I think I'll sic him,
Forever in debt to my beliefs
Permanently damaged brainwaves are still standing,
Surprising him, maybe, but not me
I once knew a hothead whose lost sense of self said
"I want to have everything I need
To get back...?
To get back to being me"

(Don't bother; just forget about it
You'll never believe
Addiction as portrayed by fiction is...)
So much better than reality

(One, two...)
One, two, three, four

Authenticity's impossible to
Achieve everything you put your mind to
Good use in constant confrontation with yourself
And now all your hopes and dreams

I'm up and down and all around
I'm in and out and all about

Please say you'll remember me
Even if you won't
I'll feel better about myself
And the years I wasted trying to sound smarter than...
Just say you'll remember me
Even if you won't
I'll feel better about myself
And the years I wasted trying to sound smarter than I was