simple words exchanged in small talk
meant to go deeper than before
no one could even dare mock
what one held back in truth

shared reasons of past mistakes
explanations fell not upon deaf ears
a new beginning is what we make
paved by so many forgotten tears

abandoned and left alone
a sharp knife is all I have
my offered blood is meant to atone
from a world all gone mad

shared reasons of past mistakes
explanations fell not upon deaf ears
a new beginning is what we make
paved by so many forgotten tears

caged up like an animal left behind
miles count the distance
all for a crossed line
I look up for some assistance
But all I have is time

shared reasons of past mistakes
explanations fell not upon deaf ears
a new beginning is what we make
paved by so many forgotten tears

expected love never returned
spoken by lips yet to be kissed
broken promises never learned
all pain wrapped up in a list

shared reasons of past mistakes
explanations fell not upon deaf ears
a new beginning is what we make
paved by so many forgotten tears

brothers in arms or in pain
we shared so much its not a lie
it’s up to us now to make it sane
or do we simply offer up a final good bye

shared reasons of past mistakes
explanations fell not upon deaf ears
a new beginning is what we make
paved by so many forgotten tears

05/22/2005

Posted on 05/23/2005
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