I thought the time had come for me to find myself 
And take what I could take 
You thought you'd found yourself a dream that wouldn't end 
The moment you awake 
I don't want any strings, you'd say to me 
Again and again, somehow I still believed 
That even while I was reading you between the lines 
I could see me running blind 

I spent too many of my days too far away 
And felt the toll it takes 
And only learned how much you're capable of pain 
And who's the first it breaks 
I've had too many strings, you'd say to me 
It hurts too much to break them when the feelings leave 
Much as I thought I'd met the problem eye to eye 
I could see me running blind 
 
I guess where you're from, dreams have little mystery 
They make them every day 
It seems a whole lot simpler than reality 
And starts to feel the same