You lied. From the very start.

You lied. From the very start. You lied.
The first time I asked, you lied.
I knew it too. But I thought you weren't ready
I thought I was moving too fast
I thought that I would give you another chance.

And you did alright. You came out clean.
You told me the truth, and we were going to work it out.
But you tried to be too good. You 'changed' too quickly.
It always bothered me, that little thought in the back of my mind.
It said, "You know it's not that easy. Oh, please don't be blind!"

And there it festered, all summer long.
I almost broke it off twice, you know.
But for some reason I just couldn't let you go.
So even thought I knew the battle could not be so easily won,
I held on to the childish hope that maybe it was true.

Reason became a quick enemy of mine.
But you were here now, and things were moving fast.
We lighted a passionate fire, but I knew it could not last.
Guilt was eating away at me. My silver band meant nothing now.
I played too close to our fire, and we both walked away burnt.

On that fateful night I almost gave you everything.
I have no idea if you would have let me take you all the way,
But it crossed my mind, and I almost tried.
Thank goodness I didn't, because later that night, I found your lie.
That lie. It was there from the start. And it broke my fragile heart.

Now I can't pretend to be perfect.
I won't put up a front.
You see, after your lie found the light
I couldn't help but follow suit.
And in the end. I lied too.

Yes, my smile, my happiness, my taking it all too well-
All of that was my lie. And it soon became my friend.
Now everyday I lie, to the people in my life.
Protecting them. Perhaps like you were trying to protect me.
We're not so different, you and I. You lie, I lie. All of us, we lie.