This is the beginning
The beginning of the end of us
I could swear I felt you slipping
Like shifting sand you were slipping
Right through my hands

My tired hands have started turning black and blue
That's what I get for fighting off the obvious truth
Unless we get back out from underneath this mess
I'll be a wreck until I'm dead
'Cause I felt my entire chest collapse
When it hit me I could barely catch my breath
I'd like to think that I might just take it all like a man
But I'd rather have you take me back

This is the beginning
The beginning of the end of us
I could swear I felt you slipping
Like shifting sand you were slipping
Right through my hands
And everything inside said
It's time that I move on
Forget the memories that I had planned to keep
And put the past where it belongs

And as stubborn as I am
Well, you can bet just what I did
I started making plans
To fight the end as it began

This is the beginning
The beginning of the end of us
I could swear I felt you slipping
Like shifting sand you were slipping
Right through my hands
And everything inside said
It's time that I move on
Forget the memories that I had planned to keep
And put the past where it belongs

And if you're sure that's what you want then you can have it
Another group up friends filled up with filthy habits
But as for me and my beliefs
Well, we're both gone
But let me stress that's only if you want 'cause

This is the beginning
The beginning of the end of us
I could swear I felt you slipping
Like shifting sand you were slipping
Right through my hands
And everything inside said
It's time that I move on
Forget the memories that I had planned to keep
And put the past where it belongs