Released: April 9, 2002
Songwriter: John Rzeznik
Producer: Rob Cavallo The Goo Goo Dolls
[Verse 1]
Stranger than your sympathy
And this is my apology
I killed myself from the inside out
And all my fears have pushed you out
And I wished for things that i don't need
(All I wanted)
And what I chased won't set me free
(All i wanted)
And I get scared but i'm not crawling on my knees
Oh, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Where the hell did i think i was?
[Chorus 1]
And stranger than your sympathy
Take these things, so I don't feel
I'm killing myself from the inside out
And now my head's been filled with doubt
[Verse 2]
We're taught to lead the life you choose
(All I wanted)
When all your luck's run out on you
(All I wanted)
And you can't see when all your dreams are coming true
Oh, yeah
It's easy to forget, yeah
When you choke on the regrets, yeah
Who the hell did I think I was?
[Chorus 2]
And stranger than your sympathy
And all these thoughts you stole from me
And I'm not sure where I belong
And no where's home and I'm all wrong
[Bridge]
And I was in love with things I tried to make believe I was
And I wouldn't be the one to kneel before the dreams I wanted
And all the talk, and all the lies, were all the empty things disguised as me
[Outro]
Mmm, yeah
Stranger than your sympathy
Stranger than your sympathy
Mmm hmmm mmm
Stranger than your sympathy
And this is my apology
I killed myself from the inside out
And all my fears have pushed you out
And I wished for things that i don't need
(All I wanted)
And what I chased won't set me free
(All i wanted)
And I get scared but i'm not crawling on my knees
Oh, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Where the hell did i think i was?
[Chorus 1]
And stranger than your sympathy
Take these things, so I don't feel
I'm killing myself from the inside out
And now my head's been filled with doubt
[Verse 2]
We're taught to lead the life you choose
(All I wanted)
When all your luck's run out on you
(All I wanted)
And you can't see when all your dreams are coming true
Oh, yeah
It's easy to forget, yeah
When you choke on the regrets, yeah
Who the hell did I think I was?
[Chorus 2]
And stranger than your sympathy
And all these thoughts you stole from me
And I'm not sure where I belong
And no where's home and I'm all wrong
[Bridge]
And I was in love with things I tried to make believe I was
And I wouldn't be the one to kneel before the dreams I wanted
And all the talk, and all the lies, were all the empty things disguised as me
[Outro]
Mmm, yeah
Stranger than your sympathy
Stranger than your sympathy
Mmm hmmm mmm
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