Cautionary Tale (Original)

[VERSE 1]

Oh, heavens, hear my story

A cautionary tale

Of how I came to be loved

And how it came to fail

[VERSE 2]

A first time for lovers

A first time in agony

The truths you will uncover

Will knock you on your knees

[Chorus]

I gave it too much, I gave myself up

I lost sight of all my dignity

I've always been smart, my chameleon heart

Took your draining personality and gave it to me

I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime

My heart to you handed, you took it for granted

And made me the villain, all alone

[VERSE 2]

I struggled through the winter

Found cheat codes to your soul

Was born to be a giver

Destined to pay the toll

[Chorus]

I gave it too much, I gave myself up

I lost sight of all my dignity

I've always been smart, my chameleon heart

Took your draining personality and gave it to me

I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime

My heart to you handed, you took it for granted

And made me the villain, all alone

[BRIDGE]

Oh, inside you there's a guiltless child, who never saw his mother smile

A boy who had no sense of home, believed he's better of alone

Who could up in jealousy, to mask his insecurity

And I can't fix you, God, I tried, the hourglass I shatter just in time

[POST-Chorus]

I gave it too much, I gave myself up

I lost sight of all my dignity

One more love affair, cautionary tale

Continue to happen to me