Fading Out Lyrics

Feeling used, left so confused,

You're feeling low, and I'm your muse?

Like a vampire for my glow,

You drain me dry—you let it show.

You're not like all the rest,

Always putting me to the test.

Lift you up, then you watch me fall,

Do I even matter at all?

Ask yourself when you're alone,

Why do I always feel like home?

It doesn't really flatter when you're feeling better,

To be treated like I just don't matter.

For all the rest, I'm fading out,

Screaming truths you won't talk about.

Lost in the shadows of your mess,

Why do I always come second best?

Gave you strength, gave you light,

But you only see me in the night.

Tried to hold on, tried to fight,

But nothing I do will ever feel right.

You're not like all the rest,

A challenge that I can't digest.

Lift you up while I break apart,

Left behind with an empty heart.

Ask yourself when you're alone,

Why do I always feel like home?

It doesn't really flatter when you're feeling better,

To be treated like I just don't matter.

For all the rest, I'm fading out,

Screaming truths you won't talk about.

Lost in the shadows of your mess,

Why do I always come second best?

You come to me when you're breaking down,

I'm your escape, your solid ground.

I patch the cracks, I ease the pain,

But once you're whole, it's me feeling shame.

Chasing dreams you think are gold,

Trading warmth for something cold.

I'm the cure you leave behind,

Searching for what you'll never find.

No more picking up your pieces,

No more crying when it ceases.

I'm done being your crutch,

You take but don't give much.

I'm not like all the rest,

I'll never settle for second best.

Find your own glow, let me go,

You're somebody you don't know.