Give me the real thing or give me the feeling
I'm twisting your arm till you cave
Or I'm breaking it off
Do me a favor and say what you're thinking
I'm twisting the words that you say
Till I hear what I want
I knew if it told you that I loved you
You were probably going to run
I knew if I told you I'm an a**hole
Then you'd probably fall in love
It's not the end of the world
But it's pretty damn close
It's not the fact that I need you
But the fact that it shows
It's not the end of the world
But it's pretty damn close
When the only things keeping me at bay
Are shadows and terror
Give me the real thing or give me the feeling
And when the ending sings an infinite refrain
Over and over
Give me the real thing or give me the feeling
I knew if it told you that I loved you
You were probably going to run
I knew if I told you I'm an a**hole
Then you'd probably fall in love
It's not the end of the world
But it's pretty damn close
It's not the fact that I need you
But the fact that it shows
It's not the end of the world
But it's pretty damn close
I'm nothing to miss
There's hope, then there's this:
What could have been
And how it is