Nicotine

You told me
It's better to burn out than fade away
You struck a match and I watched you burn
Why can't you see what you do to me?
Why can't you stay with me?
As I watched you burn
I learned that life's not fair
And that no one cares, or maybe that's what it seems like
When every night I feel the pain that I'll have to say goodbye
You told me
It's better to burn out than fade away
You struck a match and I watched you burn
Why can't you see what you do to me?
Why can't you stay with me?
Terrified of what's to come
I'm just another fatherless son
Father, what have you done?
I know I could have been a better son
You left but you're not done with me
It's better to burn out than fade away
Light it up, burn it down from the inside out
You don't feel a thing when you hit the ground
Burn it, burn it down, yeah, watch me drown
I can't take this, take this, so burn it down
You told me
It's better to burn out than fade away
You struck a match and I watched you burn
Why can't you see what you do to me?
Why can't you stay with me?
Well, some say there's an abandoned church in hell
That never burns down
"Rest in peace," said the preacher as he fed my vulture to the ground
Thinking of all my past regrets
Sometimes I burn a cigarette
(I close my eyes)
And pretend that you're still here
Where do I go from here when you disappear?
You're gone, gone, gone
All of the things I should have done
I could have been a better son
Forgive me, father, for what I've done