Two blinks in, and ten years out
Seems just enough time for me to ask about
The days gone by, the tears I’ve cried
The joy I stole, the times I lied
I wasn’t an angel, I’ve not lost my mind
I know I’m pleasant but not always kind
Intent holds little, I let others whittle
My own fire’s fickle, but I know I’ve burnt people
Gazing inward, all day long
Just to write my silly songs
Who am I to tell you truths?
I don’t get to outrun my youth
She’s me, I’m her, she’s in the room
I know I made those fault lines, too
I know I made those fault lines, too
Two steps forward, twelve steps back
I’ve left a path of ashes along my track
Intent can falter, habits linger
Left my marks with unreliable fingers
I’m soft with strangers, sharp with friends
I mean to grow, but sometimes bend
Intent holds little, when my edges brittle
My compassion trickles, I’ve been unforgivable
Gazing inward, all day long
Just to write my silly songs
Who am I to tell you truths?
I don’t get to outrun my youth
She’s me, I’m her, she’s in the room
I know I made those fault lines, too
I know I made those fault lines, too
Tracing lines I used to hide
My own reflection, scarred inside
Paid for lessons, unforgiving
I keep learning what it means to be living
Tremors follow me, unbidden
Guilty, keeping too much hidden
The baseline fracture cause is steady
Control your shit, I swear I’m ready
But time and time and time again
I’ve still left cracks too deep to mend
Gazing inward, all day long
Just to write my silly songs
Who am I to tell you truths?
I don’t get to outrun my youth
She’s me, I’m her, she’s in the room
I know I made those fault lines, too
I know I made those fault lines, too
she’s me, I’m her, she’s in the room
I know I made those fault lines, too