You can talk the beauty from a sunset
And make it monochromatic
You can tell me it's miles of pollution
And that it's hell for asthmatics

This time
This time I will try hard not to care
Or hold up all the lies
To break them down again

This time
This time I will try hard not to fight
Or stare into your eyes
And waste the night

You can talk the poison from your lips
And make it metastatic
You can tell me it's my own delusion
But ma'am, it's so automatic

This time
This time I will try hard not to share
All the pretty things
Running through my head

This time
This time I will try hard not to start
All the pretty things
That break my heart

I won't stand for that
I won't stand for that
I won't stand for that
I won't stand for that

This time
This time I will try hard not to share
All the pretty things
Running through my head

I won't stand for that
I won't stand for that
I won't stand for that
I won't stand for that

This time
This time I will try hard not to share
All the dirty things
Running through my head

This time
This time I will try hard not to start
All the dirty things
That break my heart