I can’t believe it still
I can’t believe how still you are
I came bearing no ill will
Laughing and naïve still, but war...
Of happy songs we meant to sing
We haven’t sung yet a thing
And as old refrains are growing stale
I sing with soul but my voice is not enough
Soon I’ll be leaving town
I’ve got a plane to catch
I’ll be leaving on my own
I’ve got a map to somewhere
Soon I’ll be leaving home
I have a life to patch
Maybe in the unknown
I’ll be a better me...
A HOLIDAY IN PURGATORY
Though fear held no blame
You just couldn’t help but lie,
Lie awake at night asking if the path is right.
You see beauty all around but you can’t quite see it for you.
Though joy held no blame,
You just couldn’t help but try,
Try and add to empty by filling on elsewhere.
You see beauty all around but you can’t quite see it for you.
No you can’t quite see it for you ‘cuz this is at best a holiday in purgatory.
No you can’t quite see it for you ‘cuz this is at best a holiday amidst the grey.
Though words held no weight,
You just couldn’t help but write,
Write and post a photo to which some dudes replied.
You see Happy all around but you can’t quite see it in you.
Though your heart it weighed,
You just couldn’t help but smile,
Smile politely and vaguely to mirror some of theirs.
You see Happy all around but you can’t quite see it in you
No you can’t quite see it in you ‘cuz this is at best a holiday in purgatory.
No you can’t quite see it in you ‘cuz this is at best a holiday amidst the grey.
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