I found my head uncrowned

and all life's sweet nectar flowing

down the cracks and seams

wasted on some petty little prayers

And I reached up for despair

but I was well below that cherished stage

all my mangled hopes all songs unsung

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fear I've wasted all my sun

fear I've wasted all my time

Everything is faded

Smiles are fabricated now

fear I've wasted all my sun

fear I've wasted all my time

Held my eyes closed for too long

And I ran out through the streets

in hopes that I might find it there

but all my buildings stared back at me

tenantless and bare

And I reached up for the sky,

but it always seemed so far away

transcendent thoughts you gave lie atrophied and broken

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And I sat when I should have stood

swallowed when I should have spit

but now I only recognize me in pictures taken long ago

And all the changes simply haunt and never go away

A friend will tell when I hit hell

I may not feel the change

Held my eyes closed for too long

Held my eyes closed for too long

Just before I go don't you offer any sweet advice because

where were all your shoulders when I needed them so long ago

And now with legs weak and weary from this silly dance

with a suitcase full of memories,