It's 4 a.m. and I'm wide awake 
Waiting for my thoughts to fade 
A flickering of all of my mistakes 
And as the light starts creeping in 
I slowly feel 
The day I'm missing 
But I wouldn't even know where to begin 

Do I push too hard?
Or fall too fast? 
The moment never seems to last 
Will I stop long enough to know -

That everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt,
I cry 
I feel it in my veins 
I just can't walk away
This time 

Your words circle in my head 
Weigh so heavy on my chest 
And I'm crushed by your expectation 
I only want to do some good 
Too dumb to know if I could 
And I just wanna feel the days I'm in

Do I go too far?
Not far enough? 
Why can't I keep my big mouth shut? 
And do we lead the life that we should? 

And everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt,
I cry 
I feel it in my veins 
I just can't walk away
This time 

Did I say too much again? 
I'm just a girl in a panic
If I tell you my truth
Am I getting through? 
It just seems I should confess 
And who am I to pretend? 
This is more than I can carry 

Everybody burns
And when it starts to hurt,
I cry 
I hold my head up high 
I know I'll be all right
This time

I feel it in my veins 
I just can't walk away
This time
This time
This time
This time

It's 4 a.m. and I'm wide awake 
Waiting for my thoughts to fade 
And it's times like these I see your face