If it makes you happy, I'll keep the lights on Among dusty books and empty glasses Somewhere you feel like you belong Between cigarettes and strained smiles If it makes you happy, I'll sing a song for you About what's here and what's beyond Deep down you know it's true Absence makes the heart grow fond (Deep down you know) (Deep down you know) If I know you're sad, I'll try to find peace Through the odds and ends in my mind Lost in between struggle and release I never know what I might find With every stream of consciousness Not feeling alive, but not yet dead Drowning in thoughts and your distress Light below and with darkness ahead Whatever it takes to get to you (Deep down you know) Whatever it takes to get to you I will fight even heaven and hell Past the pearly gates Whatever it takes away from me Whatever it takes away from me Whatever it takes to get to you Whatever you need to pull through Whatever it takes for you to see Whatever you need for me to be I will fight even heaven and hell Past the pearly gates Whatever it takes away from me Whatever it takes away from me (Whatever it takes to get to you) Who can save me from myself? (Whatever it takes to get to you) Who can make it go away? (Whatever it takes to get to you) I don't trust these demons, but they are all that I have left Whatever it takes away from me (Whatever it takes to get to you) I don't trust these demons (Whatever it takes to get to you) Whatever it takes away from me (Whatever it takes to get to you) Whatever it takes away from me Whatever it takes away from me