Story For the Ages

[Verse 1] It was never meant to be like this It was never meant to be like this You were never meant to leave and I was never meant to cry Clutching my heart, scratching at my eyes It was never meant to be like this I thought that our story was written, I knew it by heart The parallel arrows together escaping the dark That was you, that was me That was our story arc [Chorus] I don't know why I thought It couldn't happen to me I don't know why I thought there'd be pages more to read But the book went up in flames And I got blisters on my cheeks [Verse 2] It was never meant to be like this We were gonna last, I'd already inked you under my skin Like the deeper the needle, the longer you were locked in It was never meant to be like this So how do I do it, how do I un-see it all? The future was painted, I'd hammered it into my wall It was never meant to fall [Chorus] I don't know why I thought It couldn't happen to me I don't know why I thought there'd be more pages to read But the book went up in flames I got blisters on my cheeks Guess our story for the ages Had a twist I couldn't see [Post-Chorus] (Ah-oh, oh-ah) (Ah-oh, oh-ah) (Ah-oh, oh-ah) (Ah-oh, oh-ah) [Outro] All the chairs are on the tables And they're asking me to leave I would stand if I were able But I simply can't believe That our story for the ages Is now ashes at my feet (Ah-oh, oh-ah) (Ah-oh, oh-ah) (Ah-oh, oh-ah) (Ah-oh, oh-ah)