Instead Of You

Oh oh oh
Instead of you
Oh oh oh
Instead of you

You made me feel I was not enough
And slamming doors was all I'd ever known
Love's a thing you think you own
As if it mattered when you're numb

Lost for words but now I see
Muddled thoughts become crystal clear
Fillings days with endless nights
Anything to pass the time instead of you
Instead of you again

Everything was black and blue
Your tears won't bring me back to you
Anything to see me through
Anything instead of you

Oh oh oh
Instead of you

I had the answers but I did not cry
You looked at me as if it was a crime
This time the page it turned itself
And standing still just wouldn't help

Our time was up it didn't come too soon
I had to speak to speak the truth
The key to us was locked away
An open door was there instead of you
Instead of you again

Everything was black and blue
Your tears won't bring me back to you
Anything to see me through
Anything instead of you

Oh oh oh
Instead of you
Oh oh oh
Instead of you

Trust was always just a mantelpiece
A static picture of the same old thing
Hope was there but somehow it got lost
A sickening symptom of the line we crossed
Crossing out a name inside a book
Wasn't as simple as it looked
A symbol of a life worth living for
Living a life for me instead of you
Instead of you

Everything was black and blue
Your tears won't bring me back to you
Anything to see me through
Anything instead of you

Everything was black and blue
Your tears won't bring me back to you
Anything to see me through
Anything instead of you