Oh heavens, hear my story
A cautionary tale
Of how I came to be loved, and how it came to fail
A first time for lovers, a first time in agony
The truths you will uncover will knock you on your knees

I gave it too much, I gave myself up
I lost sight of all my dignity
I've always been smart, my chameleon heart
Took your draining personality and gave it to me
I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime
My heart to you handed, you took it for granted
And made me the villain all alone

I struggled through the winter,
Found cheat codes to your soul
Was born to be a giver
Destined to pay the toll

I gave it too much, I gave myself up
I lost sight of all my dignity
I've always been smart, my chameleon heart
Took your draining personality and gave it to me
I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime
My heart to you handed, you took it for granted
And made me the villain

Oh, inside you there's a guiltless child who never
Saw his mother smile, a boy who had no
Sense of home believes he's better off alone
Who coils up in jealousy to mask his insecurities
And I can't fix you, god I tried, the hourglass I shattered
Just in time

I gave it too much, I gave myself up
I lost sight of all my dignity
One more lover fails, cautionary tales
Continue to happen to me