You wanted a martyr But I didn't die for you I'm not the means to every end I gave you an answer But you questioned every word You thought you could make me someone else I was the one who sounded the alarm But you said it didn't matter That you think we could get better Now here we are without I was a fire but I burned out way too quick I wasn't warm enough for us And when the smoke cleared You couldn't turn away You thought you could save me from myself I was the one who shouldered all the blame And I said it didn't matter That you think you could do better Now here we are I was the one who sounded the alarm But you said it didn't matter And it's never getting better Now here we are without It's hard to be the one that's hanging on It's hard to be the one that's hanging on It's hard to be the one that's hanging on When everybody else is letting go