The Way That You Were

We are not young enough to know
 How to sit and say nothing like we would
 And you are too tired to control
 How you look like you feel, like you should
 And you think I don't notice
 The way that you were
 And act like you don't feel it
 The way that you were
 And you barely believe it
 The way that you were
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 And I am so ready
 To tear that knife from what once
 Would have been dead fingers
 Lying blue against the floor
 And you will no longer
 Stand between collapsing walls
 Wearing a smile
 Like you cannot bear it anymore
 Come on, tear off the bandage
 The way that you were
 With pain as your language
 The way that you were
 Will you show me the damage?
 The way that you were
 No
 How much did they hurt you?
 The way that you were
 And how much did they break you?
 The way that you were
 And how far did they take you?
 The way that you were
 You were (oh, no, and I)
 (You will never be the same, oh, no)
 (You will never be the same, oh, no)
 (You will never be the same, oh, no)
 (Oh-oh-oh-oh...)