[Verse 1]
Silence, nothing but deafening silence
We've made a weapon of the quiet
Sharpening words, this is the calm before the storm
We're spinning, this is no way to be living
Stuck in a battle no one's winning
Is this what we want?
This love is done, we can't go on

[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm stuck in the middle
Brought down by friendly fire

[Chorus]
Now I'm looking from the outside
I can see us in a new light
We were caught up in the crossfire
And I think about the old days
When I said that we werе always
Well, I love you, but I can't stay
Caught in the middlе
Caught in the middle

[Verse 2]
Learning, nobody seems to be learning
And so the barrels keep on turning
There's smoke in the air
We run and then run back again
I've waited, all of my life I have waited
I really thought that we had made it
I guess I was wrong
This love is done, we can't go on

[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm stuck in the middle
Brought down by friendly fire

[Chorus]
Now I'm looking from the outside
I can see us in a new light
We were caught up in the crossfire
And I think about the old days
When I said that we were always
Well, I love you, but I can't stay
Caught in the middle

[Bridge]
Shots fired nowhere to hide
You and I (Caught in the middle)
So tired, sick of this fight
We died (Caught in the middle)
Shots fired nowhere to hide
You and I (Caught in the middle)
So tired, sick of this fight
We died (Caught in the middle)
Oh-oh
You get caught in the middle
And I love you, but I can't stay
[Outro]
Shots fired
You and I (Ooh)
So tired
We died, caught in the middle