cold, lying in my bed
staring into darkness
lost, i hear footsteps overhead
and my thoughts return again

like a child who's run away
and won't be coming back
time keeps passing by
as night turns into day

i'm so far away and so alone
i need to see your face to keep me sane
to make me whole

try to stay alive
until i hear your voice
i'm gonna lose my mind
someone tell me
why i choose this life
this superficial lie
constant compromise
endless sacrifice

pain, it saddens me to know
the helplessness you feel
you're light shines on my soul
while a thousand candles burn
outside this barren room
the rain is pouring down
the emptiness inside
is growing deeper still

you're so far away and so alone
you long for love's embrace
to keep you sane to make you whole

try to stay alive
until i hear your voice
i'm gonna lose my mind
someone tell me
why i choose this life
this superficial lie
constant compromise
endless sacrifice

moments wasted
isolated
i'm escaping
endless sacrifice

moments wasted
isolated
i'm escaping
endless sacrifice

over the distance
we try to make sense of
somebody together
while living apart
striving for balance
we rise to the challenge
i'm staying connected
in spite of circumstance

all you've forsaken
and all that you've done
so that i can't give up
this ongoing dream
all we've forgotten
or taken for granted
alone we remember
the endless sacrifice

moments wasted
isolated
i'm escaping
endless sacrifice