Every now and then I see them The footsteps I'm supposed to walk But the shadow falls dense around me I'm just a candle to a roaring bonfire Father, your ultimate sacrifice Gave me safe passage back to the world Now I'm stranded in this fool's paradise And there's no cure for a shattered soul People, I beg you I am on my knees I can't stand this It's killing me Even when you lose yourself I will still be here for you And those times I hurt myself I will ask nothing of you, no Nothing of you in return ♪ Mother, you laid all the hate on me You both had a taste for saving the world A mammoth undertaking Was placed upon me People, understand I don't want the throne Even when you lose yourself I will still be here for you And those times I hurt myself I will ask nothing of you, no Nothing of you ♪ I will still be here for you And those times I hurt myself ♪ (And those times I hurt myself) You have to silence the fear you have in your heart (Always do more than) what's required of you (What you want now) Even when you lose yourself I will still be here for you And those times I hurt myself I will ask nothing of you, no Nothing of you in return ♪ People, I beg you People, I beg you