this time ...

this time I need to know
I really must be told
if it's over
it's up to you, you know
the things you want to hold
are in pieces
crashing down
crashing down again
crashing down
crashing down my friends

I've got to move it on
I've got to sing my song
while I still can
dispatch the last alarms
hand out the last few charms
there's no surprising
only love
only love can win
crashing down
crashing down again
only love
only love will win
crashing down
crashing down again

this time I need to know
I really must be told
that's it's over
I've lived my life alone
my every step foretold
to never linger
and yet it haunts me so
what are we letting go?
the spell is broken
crashing down
crashing down my friend
crashing down
crashing down again
only love
yeah, only love
will be enough
yeah, only love will win

for every chemical
you trade a piece of your soul
[with no return]
and who you think you know
doesn't know you at all
[their drain is needless]
someday we'll wave hello
and wish we'd never waved goodbye
[to this romance]
we'll drink up every line
and shoot up every word
['till there's no more]
crashing down
crashing down my friends
only love
only love can win
so, cry these tears
we'll cry as all
we've held so long
to fall apart
as the curtain falls
i bid you all goodnight