The daring of despair has led me back to my old home Paralyzed by patterns, squeezing blood out of a stone You're sitting there before me, but I'm haunted by your ghost Cast up by the tempest here on some deserted shore
I wish you loved me more Enough to stay when morning comes Oh the damage, oh the weight I wish it all were done
'Cause I just can't stop loving you No matter what I do or how hard I might try I can't let go, so still I cry 'Cause I just can't stop loving you No matter what I do
The butterfly flies to the light, but I head for the mire Captivated by your cruelty, tortured by desire We're only bones and bruises now, sadistic, base, and vile You bring out all the worst in me, you make me like a child
We're toxic but it feels so good I'm crying through a smile We're gutting all the ones we love But doing it in style
'Cause I just can't stop loving you No matter what I do or how hard I might try I can't let go, I die inside 'Cause I just can't stop loving you No matter what I do
Unending echoes in a resonating shell We have created our own hell All steeped in lies We dream too much to try to sleep This is the tyranny of weakness We could leave, but we won't try
'Cause I just can't stop loving you No matter what I do Or how hard I might cry I can't let go or make this right 'Cause I just can't stop loving you No matter what I do