Lightning strikes and days go by
And you don't know what matters
You bought in to all the lies
And gave up on me
Every time you shut me down
Every time I'm quiet
I'm picturing you giving in
To any one of my desires

You say I'm only a dreamer
You say I've got my head in the clouds

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You gave up on everything else and
You don't know what matters
I gave up on everyone when I gave into you
You gave up on everything else
And you don't know what matters
I want to matter
I only want to matter to you

I'm done being sorry
For the useless work I've done
Don't make me sorry
For wanting you so much
I would give my life if I could make you see my side
Just because it never worked doesn't mean it isn't right

You say I'm only a dreamer
You think I've got my head in the clouds
I know I'm only a dreamer
But things look better from up here
Things look better from here now

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You gave up on everything else
And you don't know what matters
I gave up on everyone when I gave into you
You gave up on everything else and you don't know what matters
I want to matter
I only want to matter to you
I want to matter to you
Suddenly I only need you

Does she know the happily the ever and the after
From the moments she's read on every gold dipped page
Before bed she can dream him 'til he's real
A perfect man who's never had
An angry word or messy manner

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Yeah whatever what is real
When's it time to really feel
And when is it time to see the villain
As beautiful
She's had the after she wants evermore
Happily ever after and after
Evermore

She's still reading before bed
Still filling her head
Such portions to digest
She's still expecting everything to just keep working
Yeah she got numb and then the coldness
It stopped hurting

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Yeah whatever what is real
When's it time to really feel
And when is it time to see the victim
As a terrible bore
She's had the after she wants evermore
Happily ever after and after

Now I know the happily
I hope I want forever
I don't need to know the after
I don't need to know the ever after
Now I know the happily
I hope it lasts forever
I don't need to know the after
I don't need to know your ever after

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