Marianne

VERSE 1:
All of the people pass you by
they only see the picture of perfection in your eyes.
Hold that facade for all to see,
hoping that some day you’ll become the one you seek.
And it hurts me more, ‘cause the more I see you
missing all the things you need that
hurt you more, the more I turn away.

CHORUS:
Marianne, you know you’re just like me.  
You’re always trying to save everyone that you meet.
But as you lose yourself in them I watch you fade away.
Marianne, don’t let it be that way.

VERSE 2:
None of your wishing comes to pass
as I sit here thinking that you are growing up much too fast.
So many burdens placed on you,
I shudder to think of all the trials you might go through.
And I want to mend all the ties I’ve torn,
take back all of the pain you’ve borne.
That I put on you, though it wasn’t yours to take.

CHORUS:
Marianne, you know you’re just like me.  
You’re always trying to save everyone that you meet.
But as you lose yourself in them I watch you fade away.
Marianne, don’t let it be that…

BRIDGE:
You followed my footsteps through the rain.
That’s why I know all your sadness and all your pain.

CHORUS:
Marianne, you know you’re just like me,
shaking hands with the devil to avoid being on your knees.
But as you lose your soul to him, I watch you fade away.
Marianne, why must it be this way?
I don’t want to see you make the same mistakes I made.
Marianne, don’t let it be that way.