Maybe I'll pretend
Maybe I won't
I'm already fixing
For a little dope
I want things to work out
Just as they always have
Work out
'Cause it's all I have

So give me a reason
I know you always do
But I need a better explanation
I know it's not right to wash over me

Don't go take my violin
I need to stay awake
To stop the violence in your brain

Maybe I'll tell you
Maybe I'll lie
Things I feel right now (Things I feel right now)
I'll feel 'til I die (I'll feel 'til I die)
I want you to notice (I want you to notice)
When I need you to
But how could you notice (How could you notice)
What I keep from you?

So give me a reason
I know you always do
But I need a better explanation
'Cause I know it's not fair
To you or to me

Don't go take my violin
I need to stay awake
To stop the violence in your brain

Let me live the memories in your head
Put me in a scene that I could not forget
If you wish to wake before your dream is dead
Let me go
With each of your breaths

And become like lightning on the hill
Or a TV lighting up a motel
Do as you will
And I will do so as well
Ahh

So give me a reason

So give me a reason
(Screaming)
(Reason)