Nik Rose

I thought I could continue, but it's dragging us down,
I tried hard to ignore it, but it's clear to me now,
Although I truly love you, something's just not right,

I thought that I could fix it, but I guess I was wrong,
Turns out I was lying to myself all along,
And it hurts to surrender, but it's just not worth the fight,

[chorus]
I can't carry on...
When something is wrong here,
I don't belong here,
It's time to move on,
I can't close my eyes...
To the pain that I caused you,
It's wrong to continue,
With secrets and lies,
So this is goodbye...

I'm trying to be gentle, and that's all I can do,
I know it's a cliche, but it's me and not you,
I tried hard to deny it, but it's eating me up inside,

I'm sorry to desert you, and be causing you pain,
But I know you'll recover, and find love once again,
So it's time we both stopped drowning, in all the tears we cried,

[repeat chorus]

[verse 1]
I have been here before,
Tired and broken,
My heart lying smashed on the floor,
Why do I do this to myself

[chorus 1]
I can't take back the tears that I cried,
I can't live with this pain that I hide,
I have tried but I'm never enough,
I am done with your.....,
Blood-stained love

Blood stained love

[verse 2]
I let you crush me again,
Patterns repeating,
But desire is stronger than pain,
I can't resist the drug you are,

[chorus 2]
I hate that I love the things that you do,
I have to break this addiction to you,
Can I ever be strong enough,
To break free from this...
Blood stained love.

Blood stained love,

[verse 1]
I wasn't looking out for you
And you weren't up for something new
But we found each other at the bottom of a glass
I've never felt this way before
And every day I feel it more
It scares me that we're moving way too fast

But I can't resist this feeling...

[Chorus]
Show me your pain
Show me your fear
Show me the things that brought you here
Tell me the things that no-one else knows
Show me your heart
Show me your love
Show me the things you're dreaming of
Is it crazy that we've gotten this close?
So far apart

[verse 2]
To move this quickly isn't me
I'm losing my gentility
And I don't know how or why but I just know
We were meant to be together
Just one kiss could last forever
So hold me close and never let me go

And don't resist this feeling...

[Chorus]
Show me your pain
Show me your fear
Show me the things that brought you here
Tell me the things that no-one else knows
Show me your heart
Show me your love
Show me the things you're dreaming of
Is it crazy that we've gotten this close?
So far apart

[guitar solo]

[Bridge]
This night can last forever.....

[repeat Chorus]

I'm blinded by memories of yesterday,
Tomorrows are all an endless grey,
Trapped in a maze of history,
You're not around to help me see,

No I can't move on,
When I know you're gone,
Yeah I lost my will,
The day that time stood still.

I long for the life of the morning sun,
But the dawn is a light that never comes,
This monochrome sky is all I see,
I wish for the colour you brought to me.

No I can't move on,
When I know you're gone,
Yeah I lost my will,
The day that time stood still.

I don't have the strength to change this tune,
I'm crushed by a love that's gone too soon,
My heart has a weight it cannot bear,
The future's a place I cannot share.

No I can't move on,
When I know you're gone,
Yeah I lost my will,
The day that time stood still.

No the dogs don't bark and the birds don't sing,
The clouds are dark and the phone won't ring,
Though the bitter silence lingers on,
Outside this room the world goes on,
And on, and on,
Without you, without me...

Can you hear me?
Can you help me?
Can you sell me freedom?
Can you take what's rightly mine
And make me grateful when you give it back
Can you keep me in the shadows?
By taking my ideas
And making them your own.

[Bridge to Chorus]
Of course you can (of course you can)
Of course you will (of course you will)
And I want you to...

[Chorus]
'Cos we are our own (our own) worst enemies
Nothing we can do, no remedies
Nothing I can say will make it better
Oooh, Oooh
We are our own (our own) worst enemies
Nothing we can do, no remedies
Nothing I can say that will make it better

[Verse 2]
Can you hear me?
Can you feel me?
Can you price my freedom?
Can you live without my lies
And just be grateful that you're through with me
Can you make it in the limelight
Without my help
And all alone

[Bridge to Chorus]
Of course you can (of course you can)
Of course you won't (of course you won't)
'Cos you don't want to

[Chorus]
'Cos we are our own (our own) worst enemies
Nothing we can do, no remedies
Nothing I can say will make it better
Ooooh, oooooh
We are our own (our own) worst enemies
Nothing we can do, no remedies
Nothing I can say will make it better

Better....

Yeah, yeah,

Nothing we can do, oooh, oooh
Nothing we can do....
Enemies!

I built these walls for my protection,
Lived in splendid isolation,
But this prison has no purpose anymore.
All these feelings that I hide,
Keep things buried deep inside,
But this pain it holds no comfort like before.

Ch:
Built this tower up so high,
Didn't realize I could fly,
Now I can see that I was wrong,
You gotta have faith, you gotta be brave,
You gotta be strong

I spent so long resisting love,
Being cool, being tough,
But all that ever made me is so jaded,
And now the pain I don't recall,
Time hasn't healed these wounds at all,
And the scars are like tattoos that now are faded,

I built a life that wasn't real,
I can't describe the way that feels,
But I have been alone for far too long,
I gotta have faith,
I gotta be brave,
I gotta be strong.

(Bridge)
I know that every night must have a morning,
And you only see the stars shine when it's dark,
So I wait to feel the warm sun as it's dawning,
And I hope that it can melt this frozen heart,

Built my armour to stand tall,
But inside I still felt small,
Now I know that I just need to sing this song,
You gotta have faith,
You gotta be brave,
You gotta be strong,

Gotta be strong...
Gotta be strong...