Don't strangle me, release your grip
If not, my soul
Will die in anguish
Don't scream in haste
I'm not your enemy
And if only we could start all over
From a clean slate
But it's no longer so
Chorus (x2)
That's how it was, so much pain
Killing me quietly with every word
Shooting words
First at my heart, then at my soul
I don't need any more of that
Day after day I pray
Let heaven shelter me
I'll hide all the pain and sorrow
But you can't mask the pain in my eyes
I'll wipe my memory clean
For a while now I haven't trusted, haven't feared, haven't asked for anything
But withal my wounds live on
So much pain, no need
To live to see tomorrow
Can't you see that the sun has burnt out
And the world has collapsed around us
We're no longer side by side
We'd start it all over
And again go up and flames
But it's no longer so
But it's no longer so
Chorus(x2)
That's how it was, so much pain
Killing me quietly with every word
Shooting words
First at my heart, then at my soul
I don't need any more of that