[Verse 1] As I found out that I Had a lot to learn It turns out the tide Had to take its turn The line we had drawn Wasn't straight enough Though timelines were burned We rebuilt the trust
[Chorus 1] I always wanted it this way I always hoped it'd be this way
[Verse 2] I shielded my heart To make sense of this The time spent apart That my conscience missed My mind wandered thoughtlessly In that land Of uncertainty
[Chorus 2] I always wanted it this way I always wanted it this way
[Verse 3] I've stayed At my station on the scene And frayed Like the circuits in between And played as the part of a machine And I find out that I Had my mind to learn