[Verse 1] In the winding down hours I let your heart down again (What'd I do to make a scene so gory?) (I'm no better than the ones before me) Old habits die hard I always end up hating the end (What'd I do to make a scene so gory?) (I'm no better than the ones before me) [Refrain] I'm in the middle of a breakdown Watching you scream In the middle of a breakdown Screaming at me [Chorus] And by the way By the way What made you think you'd have it your way And by the way By the way Don't say I didn't warn you That I'll always stay the same [Verse 2] Speechless and frozen Uncomfortable silence again (What'd I do to make a scene so gory?) (I'm no better than the ones before me) [Refrain] I'm in the middle of a breakdown Watching you scream In the middle of a breakdown Screaming at me [Chorus] And by the way By the way What made you think you'd have it your way And by the way By the way Don't say I didn't warn you That I'll always stay the same [Bridge] Battered and bruised Broken, confused It's time we both knew Can't stop what I started This time we both lose Lose [Chorus/Outro] And by the way By the way What made you think you'd have it your way And by the way By the way Don't say I didn't warn you That I'll always stay the same The same, the same I'll always stay the same (Battered and bruised) The same (Broken, confused), the same I didn't warn you that I'll always stay the same