you used to be a pale reminder
of the things i want to be
now i can't seem to find
the place inside i'd store these memories
i want to see you make a smile
that isn't hiding pain from me
i want to have a pleasant dream
that lets me stay awake to see

pardon me, i am a mess
pardon me, i am so gone
pardon me, i am a mess
pardon me, everything is broken

you used to be good company
and found the same could be in me
now i don't seem to find myself
quite as accepted socially
i want to be your everything
your rescued nightmare pleasant dream
i want to know why perfect moments
never ever seem to be

pardon me, i am a mess
pardon me, i am so gone
pardon me, i am a mess
pardon me, everything is broken

another clean, another stain
another remedy for pain
a sudden stop, a sudden gain
and suddenly

you found another side of me
where is that other side of me
you are the other side of me