"Vertigo" lyrics

If you could notice me now, would you see
All the envy behind those eyes they told endless lies
And after all the view's still black and white
It's black and white

Is it within where you'd absolve my sins
And measure up the way that I have lived
With all my good intentions?
So every now and then
I'll think of why it had to end
It came and went
Like a match that burnt at both ends

Save your breath
We only get so many chances
And after all we've been through
I always knew it would end with you

And I, what good am I?
And I've known this all my life
It's like you say "there's no easy way to escape"
Rest assured I'm self medicated out the front door

Is it within where you'd absolve my sins
And measure up the way that I have lived
With all my good intentions?
So every now and then
I'll think of why it had to end
It came and went
Like a match that burnt at both ends

It burnt at both ends
I'm self medicating

Save your breath
We only get so many chances
And after all we've been through
I always knew it would end with you
Save your breath (I keep talking to myself)
We only get so many chances (I've been my own best friend as well)
And after all we've been through (I know you never meant it like that)
I always knew it would end with you (But it's another knife added in my back)

Is it within where you'd absolve my sins
And measure up the way that I have lived
With all my good intentions?
So every now and then
I'll think of why it had to end
It came and went
Like a match that burnt at both ends