| It seems I’ve fallen short of everything that I have felt inside | 
| From empty promises to discontent and broken compromise | 
| Now looking back I may have said I had the answers to it all | 
| But after digging deeper, regret seems to be my downfall | 
| Another episode in the never-ending consequence | 
| Of boy meets girl and love and the apple of their punishment | 
| A tear is shed as boy parts girl to go their separate ways | 
| In hopes to find another one someday | 
| And now I’ve found the secret to the broken-hearted | 
| Take a stand and I’ll guide you to the very end | 
| I’ve only found myself here a million times or more | 
| Enough to shed some light on what’s in store | 
| 'Cause I built my life around the black and white | 
| And I’ve held my hopes and dreams so very tight | 
| And though my heart’s in transit, and this time it’s branded | 
| It’s the simplest things that I miss inside | 
| 'Cause I built my life around the black and white | 
| And I’ve held my hopes and dreams so very tight | 
| Well, stay just where we are, shout out from miles afar, screaming | 
| I guess, I guess, I guess, I guess I’m just trying too hard | 
| I’ve sold friends and traded them for tears | 
| I gave up hope when nothing looked so clear | 
| I can’t repeat the past, nor can I make it last | 
| But all I wish tonight is that I’ll get this right | 
| Of boy meets girl and love and the apple of their punishment | 
| A tear is shed as boy parts girl to go their separate ways | 
| Only knowing things are never gonna change | 
| And now I’ve found the secret to the broken-hearted | 
| Take a stand and I’ll guide you to the very end | 
| I’ve only found myself here a million times or more | 
| Enough to shed some light on what’s in store | 
| 'Cause I built my life around the black and white | 
| And I’ve held my hopes and dreams so very tight | 
| And though my heart’s in transit, and this time it’s branded | 
| It’s the simplest things that I miss inside | 
| 'Cause I built my life around the black and white | 
| And I’ve held my hopes and dreams so very tight | 
| Well, stay just where we are, shout out from miles afar, screaming | 
| I guess, I guess, I guess, I guess I’m just trying too hard | 
| 'Cause I built my life around the black and white | 
| And I’ve held my hopes and dreams so very tight | 
| And though my heart’s in transit, and this time it’s branded | 
| It’s the simplest things that I miss inside | 
| 'Cause I built my life around the black and white | 
| And I’ve held my hopes and dreams so very tight | 
| Well, stay just where we are, shout out from miles afar, screaming | 
| I guess, I guess, I guess, I guess I’m just trying too hard |