American Pompeii

[Verse 1] I try to imagine the best place I've been Can I go back again? Open my eyes, what was no longer exists I can't go back again I like to pretend that nothing has changed And never went too far But it started to lose me Like a four-hour movie I'd already seen [Bridge] Holding onto my memory Of what this used to be Holding onto my memory of you [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes I tell myself That things are okay Another lie, but it makes me feel better Never as old as I was today I'm gonna breakdown, breakdown [Chorus] In American Pompeii In American Pompeii I break myself just to live this way Never as old as I was today American Pompeii [Verse 2] Look in my eyes and see how sick I feel About what you've become Filthy and twisted like you never existed I know what you were Your beauty forgotten Under mountains of schism I don't wanna climb Giving up my memory Of what this used to be I'm giving up my memory of you [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes I tell myself That things are okay Another lie, but it makes me feel better Never as old as I was today I'm gonna breakdown, breakdown [Chorus] In American Pompeii In American Pompeii I break myself just to live this way Never as old as I was today American Pompeii [Guitar Solos] [Chorus] In American Pompeii In American Pompeii I break myself just to live this way Never as old as I was today American Pompeii [Verse 3] Try to imagine the best place I've been Can I go back again? Open my eyes, what was no longer exists I can't go back again I'm giving up my memory Of what this used to be Giving up my memory of you