Can't seem to shake the shadow That's stapled to my feet I've peeled it off so many times But now it feels just like a part of me Even surgery won't fix, oh well Does it have a mind of it's own? Am I giving it ideas? Does it grow like cancer every time I close my eyes And start to think Of anything but you? Can't tell Lay me to waste, my heart is a crowded place There's only room for one Lay me to waste My history's in the way of what I should become I feel your freedom fighting To detonate my soul Your love is on the trigger Mine is off holding on the safer things Like what I used to be for so long You're softly screamin' at me My ears are hard to tame They only listen when they wanna' hear But hearing's just the start of it 'Cause now I must admit that I've been wrong Lay me to waste, my heart is a crowded place There's only room for one Lay me to waste My history's in the way of what I should become What a mess I've made trying to save my face Your love is on the trigger Lay me to waste, my heart is a crowded place There's only room for one Lay me to waste My history's in the way of what I should be I should be