We were playing with fire Everything turned to dust When we aimed to fly higher (higher) We got lost and dragged each other down We kept runnin' from the shadows in the night (oh, no-no-no) Realized that it was not worth the fight Moving on alone was what felt right Cause we were never meant to be Dum-dum-da-dum-day Dum-dum-da-dum-day Dum-dum-da-dum-day Cause we were never meant to be, be, be Cause we were never meant to be (Dum-dum-da-dum-day) (Dum-dum-da-dum-day) (Dum-dum-da-dum-day) Cause we were never meant to be It feels good, a new beginning (a new beginning) We are free, at last (at last) Living life, just like we're supposed to Go back to the past (go back to the past) Letting go of the darkness (of the darkness) That kept tearing us down (tearing us down, down, down) Had to hit the rock bottom (the rock bottom) To understand that we weren't meant to be (we weren't) We kept runnin' from the shadows in the night Realized that it was not worth the fight (oh, no) Moving on alone was what felt right (what felt right) Cause we were never meant to be Dum-dum-da-dum-day Dum-dum-da-dum-day Dum-dum-da-dum-day Cause we were never meant to be, be, be Cause we were never meant to be