[Verse 1]
I wake up and a year has gone by
And I'm still tired
With my suitcase under my arm
I don't even know where I'm going
And I roam around like a mad man
Still wearing my handcuffs
I've been around the world, I've seen people
No, it's not like I imagined it
I really stuck my head into the mud
I ate badly just to stay alive
I heard people calling me a bastard
And I'm still running, looking for the exit
But the only way out is to leave the pack
Digging until you can't feel your fingers
If everyone loves you now
Just know that it's not the beginning, it's the end

[Chorus]
Just know it's not the beginning, it's the end
Even the prettiest rose has its thorns
Maybe the only answer is leaving
Or staying here and wasting away
Just know it's not the beginning, it's the end
Even the prettiest rose has its thorns
Maybe the only answer is leaving
Or staying here and wasting away

[Verse 2]
Do you have any idea of how it feels?
Holding the world in your hands
As if it actually mattered
As if we were actually special
And yet we're left with nothing
Holding nothing but empty air
Not even all the gold in the world
Will be able to buy you what you're leaving behind
They treated me like a saint, then they judged me
Glared at me as if I was a convicted criminal
When they'll find evidence of my crime
They'll realize too late that they were wrong
But I'm not stopping, I keep going
I want to live like I'm running on a wire
The day when I won't have a reason
I'll know that's not the beginning, it's the end

[Chorus]
Just know it's not the beginning, it's the end
Even the prettiest rose has its thorns
Maybe the only answer is leaving
Or staying here and wasting away
Just know it's not the beginning, it's the end
Even the prettiest rose has its thorns
Maybe the only answer is leaving
Or staying here and wasting away

[Bridge]
I was just looking for an excuse to say this
To stop going where the wind is blowing
Finding a light before everything turns to darkness
And if no one loves me, it won't matter

[Chorus]
Just know it's not the beginning, it's the end
Even the prettiest rose has its thorns
Maybe the only answer is leaving
Or staying here and wasting away
Just know it's not the beginning, it's the end
Even the prettiest rose has its thorns
Maybe the only answer is leaving
Or staying here and wasting away