Only in madness, do you find beautiful death And only in sadness, do you feel happy instead So be careful what you wish for 'cause you don't know The guilt I carried this far all on my own It's nothing you wanna feel So be careful what you wish for 'cause you don't know The guilt I carried this far wasn't my own It's nothing you wanna feel Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till it's not enough Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till you've had enough Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up This is "Careful What You Wish For" Only in madness, do you find beautiful death And only in sadness, do you feel happy instead So be careful what you wish for 'cause you don't know The guilt I carried this far all on my own It's nothing you wanna feel Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till it's not enough Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till you've had enough Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up The silence is one thing that I'll remember you said Well, it's better than nothing when nothing's all that you left So be careful what you wish for 'cause you don't know The guilt I carried this far wasn't my own It's nothing you wanna feel Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till it's not enough Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till you've had enough Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot You'd be a better memory alive rather than not If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot So let it go So let it go One more Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till it's not enough Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait till you've had enough Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot I'm not giving up You'd be a better memory alive rather than not So don't you give up If you need a place to hang your head, a shoulder's better than a knot I'm not giving up You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot So don't you give up I'm not giving up, no, no, no So don't you give up, no, no, no I'm not giving up So don't you give up