It’s not safe to stay around the one that knows you best
Even though in the darkest hour she helps get the demons off your chest

And it’s not wise to let your guard down to the gentlest of tigers
Even though she’ll use those claws for you when it gets down to the wire

The passion, the sex, the fire and the spark
using all you’ve built to find your way in the dark

but it’s better to leave the ones you love first
before they leave you in the middle of the night
better to see it coming
than to take it from the blind side

the darkness is your friend, she’ll help you mend your troubled mind
when you walk away from all the answers to your questions and that girl you left behind

So pop another pill and let it numb the noises inside your chest
stare blankly into that glowing box and just forget about all the rest

There’s noises outside the window, close the blinds and don’t let them in
There’s something floating around in your head but you don’t know where to begin

It’s easier when you don’t have to see her, pretending it’s all a game
It’s easier when she can’t bring you any closer to this flame

So keep control and only let the bell toll when you’ve had enough
Don’t let the naked skin or that girl within be the one who calls your bluff

that pretty paper doll you kept pushing too close to the matches
wondering why now all you have left is ashes