Rivers Cuomo
"I Was Scared"

Listen to me, I've got clear the air
There's something I've held way down deep inside all these years
You always were a friend, you always trusted me
But now I must admit that I was not trustworthy

I let you down, I sold you out
I turned away as you fell onto the ground
I was scared, and I was terrified
I was lost and so I shied away

And I don't know what I can do to make it up to you
I can't turn back the clock, I can't rewrite the book
But if I could, the end would be happy, you would be safe
And I'd be proud to look at you when I look you in the face

I let you down, I sold you out
I turned away as you fell onto the ground
I was scared, and I was terrified
I was lost and so I shied away

Though I loved you, I was so afraid
I could not think of anything to say
Though I loved you, though I trusted you
Though I needed you, I was so afraid
I was so afraid

And I promise that I'll never ever do
The thing that I did on that day when I acted like a fool
I might my ass beat, my throat slit, and my fingers hacked
But I'll never miss another chance to watch my brother's back, and I got your-

I let you down, I sold you out
I turned away as you fell onto the ground
I was scared, and I was terrified
I was lost and so I shied away
I was scared, and I was terrified
I was lost and so I let you down