Open arms for broken hearts,
Embrace the wounded in fits and starts,
A broken mind is just the half of it,
You don't know how far to go with it.
Denounce your love, impress your friends,
How proudly you called an end,
All these lies when you get to the heart of it,
You just didn't know how far to go with it.
I hope some lies will trick your mind,
I hope in time your mind denies,
You're wrong, you're wrong but now you've gone,
You were all along… open my eyes.
I hope in time you see both sides,
You'll see in mine you cannot hide,
It bugs, it festers all the time,
You need the peace inside your mind.
Your mind, your mind, C'mon, c'mon,
You know you want to sing along,
Its open arms for broken hearts,
That's the way the spiral starts.
Open your ears engage your brain,
You are not playing that game,
When you know they are all the same
And you just don't want to be a part of it.
If somebody takes you under their wing,
Breaks you apart to build you back up again,
They'll take your head and iron out the creases,
But in time they're going to leave you in pieces.
I hope some lies will trick your mind,
I hope in time your mind denies,
You're wrong, you're wrong but now you've gone,
You were all along… open my eyes.
I hope in time you see both sides,
You'll see in mine you cannot hide,
It bugs, it festers all the time,
You need the peace inside your mind.
Your mind, your mind, C'mon, c'mon,
You know you want to sing along,
Its open arms for broken hearts,
That's the way the spiral starts.
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