Felt like somebody lied When I saw him go down I had to hold my breath till the coast was clear Just to stop the tears Looking out the window out on the street I don't know what happened, I'm out on my feet I hear my mother calling my name I still come

That night I saw through all the magic I barely recognized him at all That night I put my youth in a casket And buried it inside of me Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero I burned all the pictures in the attic And threw away the magazines And now

Under attack, I'm being taken About to crack, defenses breaking Won't somebody see and save a heart? Come and rescue me now 'cause I'm falling apart Under attack, I'm taking cover He saw my track, my chasing lover Thinking nothing's gonna stop him now

We have heard the chimes at midnight Into the void I go Will I ever see your face again Or will blank be all I know Arriving inside Ire hurts a life I saw the mountain crumble down I saw colossus in flames I heard the ocean draining

From my mouth Well I didn't tell anyone, but a bird flew by Saw what I'd done he set up a nest outside, And he sang about what I'd become He sang so loud, sang so clear I was afraid all the neighbours would hear, So I invited him in, just to reason with

Cause we all live under the same sun We all walk under the same moon Then why, why can't we live as one Do you ever ask yourself Is there a Heaven in the sky I saw the morning It was shattered by a gun Heard a scream, saw him fall, no one cried I saw a

Maybe I should have noticed You were my girl You were just half in love That I'm not the only one Somebody saw you with him Somebody told me that you Got another lover you've been giving it to Can't believe I believed you

Now you run around with him, and him, and him How you do that? I shut down my life for you (I shut down my life) How you act like I never held you every night And now you never call back, please (please) If you saw me, would you understand? That I can't

Oh, oh, oh, Jamie's cryin' She wants to send him a letter, yeah yeah Just to try to make herself feel better It said, "Give me" ("Give me a call sometime") But she knows what that'll get her She saw the look in his eyes And she knew better He wanted her

(Get at me) Niggas want to clap me Snitches want to rap me Put it right where they back be I saw him, I saw him There he is right over there, over there (I see him) Okay, I got a message for you infamous You tell that son-of-a-bitch he's made a big