Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

 You got a dangerous background

 In everything you dreamed of

 Yeah, you're the dark angel

 It don't show when you break up

Pre-chorus 1

 But I'm the one who oughtta know

 Yeah I'm the one left in the dust

I'm the broken hearted fool

Who was never quite enough

Chorus

I'm an insider

 I been burned by the fire

 Oh and I've had to live with some hard promises

I've crawled through the briars,

I'm an insider

Verse 2

 It's a circle of deception

 It's a hall of strangers

 Yeah, it's a cage without a key

 You can feel the danger

Pre-chorus 2

 But I'm the one who oughtta know

I'm the one you couldn’t trust

I'm the lonely silent one

I'm the one left in the dust

Chorus

I'm an insider

 I been burned by the fire

 Oh and I've had to live with some hard promises

I've crawled through the briars,

I'm an insider

Whoa - oh

Whoa - oh

Verse 3

 I bet you're his masterpiece

 Oh, I bet you're his self-control

 Yeah, you'll become his legacy

 In his quiet world of white and gold

Pre-chorus 3

 Oh, but I'm the one who oughtta know

I'm the one you left to rust

Not one of your twisted friends

I'm the one you couldn't love

Chorus

I'm an insider

 I been burned by the fire

Oh and I've had to live with some hard promises

I've crawled through the briars,

I'm an insider

I'm an insider