NUMAN, Gary

My Name is Ruin

When they called me broken, I knew

When they called me evil, I knew

When they called me Ruin, I knew

I would always find my way to you

When I begged forgiveness, they knew

When I begged for mercy, they knew

When I begged for nothing, they knew

I would always find my way to you

My name is Ruin, my name is vengeance

My name is no-one, and no-one is calling

My name is Ruin, my name is heartbreak

My name is lonely, my sorrow's a darkness

My name is Ruin, my name is evil

My name's a war song, I'll sing you a new war

My name is Ruin, my name is broken

My name is shameless, I'll tear your world open

When I called you poison, you knew

When I called you shameful, you knew

When I called you a liar, you knew

I would always find my way to you

I'll show you Ruin, I'll show you vengeance

I'll show you no-one, and no-one is calling

I'll show you Ruin, I'll show you heartbreak

I'll show you lonely, a sorrow in darkness

I'll show you Ruin, I'll show you evil

I'll sing you a war song, I'll sing you a new war

I'll show you Ruin, I'll show you broken

I'll show you shameless, I'll tear your world open

If I Said

If I said I was a painter would you love and comfort me?

If I said I was a soldier would you cry a tear for me?

If I said I was a poet would you share your hops with me?

If I said I was a dreamer would you share your life with me?

If I asked you for forgiveness would you smile and wonder why?

Would you say that you believed me or would it all fall down?

Would it all fall down?

Is it over is it over now?

If I said I was a liar would you lose your faith in me?

If I said I was mistaken would you share the blame with me?

If I said I was a memory would you still remember me?

If I said I was a warning would you shy away from me?

If I asked you for forgiveness would you turn your face away?

Would you say I broke you heart and would it all fall down?

Would it all fall down?

Is it over is it over now?

When a new tear falls

When I hear you cry softly

I would give the world to change the past

And when you walked away

and I saw what I was losing

only me to blame I wondered why why why

so it all comes back to haunt me

like a song that sings your name

and it burns here to remind me

that it all comes back as pain

when I asked you for forgiveness and the words drifted away

I watched them float in empty silence as it fell down

As it fell down

It was over

It was over then