Choose You

How distinctly I remember
It was in that bleak December
Put on trial, but don't know the crime
Only that I fell for your criminal mind
Stuck in my head 'til I pass the test
Shackle my ankle, cardiac arrest
Couldn't feel a thing, so you just let go
I guess that's only fair when you love a ghost

Lost my rhythm, singing a flat note
Hard to melodize when you're heart's in your throat
Choking on every word I ever said
Should've swallowed my pride and my tongue instead
I gotta ask before I confess
Can I forgive and curse you in the same breath
Don't care anymore how far I fell
As long as you and I are doing well

If I could turn back time
If I could press pause and then rewind
If I could leave this world behind
I'd still choose you, I'd still choose you
If I could start it all again
If I could whiteout the words from my pen
If I could change how the story ends
I'd still choose you, I'd still choose you

How distinctly I recall
'Twas when my kingdom was doomed to fall
In just one night, my crown was seized
Now you're down on your knees for some other king
Hear me out, I must confess
I've forgive and cursed you in the same breath
If or when the coast is clear
When the dust settles, I'll be here

If I could turn back time
If I could press pause and then rewind
If I could leave this world behind
I'd still choose you, I'd still choose you
If I could start it all again
If I could whiteout the words from my pen
If I could change how the story ends
I'd still choose you, I'd still choose you

All these years I've wasted, drowning in bitterness
Believing that I'm fine, masking pain with indifference
Now I see the key is to exorcize what's dead inside

If I could turn back time
If I could press pause and then rewind
If I could leave this world behind
I'd still choose you, I'd still choose you
If I could start it all again
If I could whiteout the words from my pen
If I could change how the story ends
I'd still choose you, I'd still choose you