"as you were" lyrics

Hey

Take
Take what you need from it all
Leave all that you don't
Shame
As much as it pains you to say
Nothing gained or learned

Oh, what a waste of time
Blindsided, undermined
And the last bit of hope just died

Debased
Firmly put into my place
Tripped on unturned stones
Meticulously toil away
Only to have it swiftly erased
Oh, this pace
I wouldn't wish it on the worst
But it happens to the best of us

Oh, what a waste of time
Blindsided, undermined
And the last bit of hope just died
Cut through cloud number nine
Swinging that axe to grind
And the last bit of hope just died

Line 'em up, line 'em up
That gap getting narrow and harrowing
No one wants to go first
Act like there was never a precedent

No, don't go before me
Time passed by so swiftly
No, don't go before me
Time passed by so swiftly
That picture of perfection
A flawless recollection
Glowing exactly as you were
As you were

Hey
Oh, what a waste of time
Blindsided, undermined
And the last bit of hope just died
Cut through cloud number nine
Swinging that axe to grind
And the last bit of hope just died
Never the devil you know
Better to go it alone