Lessons

Lately we’ve been trapped by all of this fear
Lately just wishing we could disappear
Well there’s more to life than drifting through the days
There’s more to do than trying to get away
And when I call, feeling lost, empty in need
With my loneliness in my voice plain to see
I’ve been thinking too much about what we lose
I have to be reminded that’s the life I always choose

But why do I spend so much time remembering
When you’ve already forgotten me?
I’m stuck on that beach, that windy day in October
But you’re long gone, long moved on already
Our ghosts are written into that sand
Preserved as a memory years in the making
I admit I still get a little nervous
When you think I need a little saving

Well the days are always getting shorter
Or they’re always getting longer
But there's a balance between lying and believing
And it’s a great time for getting even
So across the room I can see you there
With your come hither glare
Even through experience, after our history
I guess for me mistakes still come easily

So I was lying with my flippant words
Trying to hide my childish nerves
My legs shaking under the table
Even my disobedient teeth tight and disabled
Still pretending to be uncaring
So you’ll never see my rebellious heart
Doing too good of a job in the end
Too much practice driving us apart

We’ve been recovering since all those years
We’re moving up tonight, no more fear
Well look at you now, you’re a sight to see
No more lies, all defiance and authority
We can be more than happy to watch the scene unfold
The unbelievers swept away in the undertow
Remember you’re only as mean as you don’t mean to be
One more chance, our hard lessons we must repeat