No-one told me this was the deal
I didn�t think that anybody cared
Nobody said that if I wasn�t here your heart would break
But you can�t make me guilty
No matter how you try
I�ve felt guilty too many times
There are no more tears to cry
The fire here is smouldering
It�s nearly burnt out and cold
Like the inner reaches of my soul
It�s tired and it�s old
Unaffected by guilt and love and the sounds that make hearts break
I�ll say it once, but that is all,
I�m sorry I was late.

The hunger cannot reach me as I pile out of the door
The world is waiting for me, I need to leave
I used to hate leaving you here
My heart tugged at my soul and eyes
But now it�s not so bad.

They question my intentions, where did I go?
The old me died with the fire
Several nights ago
Not really an almighty loss, a born loser and a cheat
But people say they miss the spark
Their pleas fall on deaf ears
The spark that made me human
Ran away to better lands, a shame
I should have gone there too.
The guilt that used to kill me,
Left through the open gate
I will not cry, worry or swear,
I� m sorry I was late.

The scene that awaited me
Was hard to bear

My soul, ripped out
Was crying, standing there
�You let me go, I won�t come back, I�ll drag you to your grave
Your allies are depraved
Of sensitivity and warmth
That you used to save.
You�ve tarnished all you ever did
There�s no point going on.�

The words they stung at first
Because they were true
But it won�t make me change my ways
Because I was deaf to all such insults, emotions drag you to hell!

I let it go, it won�t come back, it�ll drag me to my grave
I�ll say it only once again,
I�m sorry I was late.