I have tried to leave love,
I would take a sharp razor
And set myself right.
I hid in the basement, I sliced,
The thin leather straps on my skin,
Constricting my weak chest.
I wish I were with you,
I wish I were with you,
[How] I wish I could be with you,
I wish I were with you,
And I will be with you,
Stuck in the room with a white ceiling,
With a right to hope,
Stuck in the room with city views,
With faith in love.
Your name became different a long while ago,
Your eyes lost their hue,
Lost forever, I know.
Drunken doctor told me:
You are no more,
The fireman gave me a paper,
Your home is burnt down.
But I wish I were with you,
I wish I were with you,
[How] I wish I could be with you,
I wish I were with you,
And I will be with you,
Stuck in the room with a white ceiling,
With a right to hope,
Stuck in the room with city views,
With faith in love.
I was breaking glass,
Like chocolate,
Was cutting all these fingers because they cannot,
They cannot caress you anymore.
And I looked at these faces
And could not forgive
Them all, 'cause they didn't have you,
And they can still live.
But I wish I were with you,
I wish I were with you,
[How] I wish I could be with you,
I wish I were with you,
And I will be with you,
Stuck in the room with a white ceiling,
With a right to hope,
Stuck in the room with city views,
With faith in love.
Stuck in the room with a white ceiling,
With a right to hope,
Stuck in the room with city views,
With faith in love.