Love, prepare yourself to shine
I have no other way
You should know by now

No, there's no reason to hide
We all know you've got pain
We all know you've got pride
I really love your pride

As I see my reflection
Shining from the corners of your eyes

Yes, it's my philosophy
That when I believe in you,
I believe in me, I believe in me

Love, I'm tired of nostalgia,
It's just trapped imagination
I'm happy with right now

No, it's not that I'm afraid
Of something I may find
It's just all those designs
We put on everything

Once we've had the experience
Romanticized until it's worth a while

My love, I want to know the truth
I want an empty room that I can scream in
Don't have to believe in

My love, I want to be myself
But not all by myself, not all by myself

Yes, it's my philosophy
That when I believe in you,
I believe in me, I believe in me

Love, I don't know how to say
It felt good to walk away
Take back some of what is mine
'Cause it's hard to see you shine
'Cause it' hard to see you shining (e)
When I'm here slowly dying

You know I don't feel proud to be so selfish
I don't really mean to bring you down

(Yes, it's my philosophy

That if I'm accepting you
You're accepting me, you're accepting me,
You're accepting me

My philosophy, my philosophy