I hope something lasts forever
But dichotomy presents itself as getting worse or getting better
I hope everything has an answer
If I wait too long, I'll hop along
And finally surrender
Oh-oh

(Where does the time go?
My tears always follow!)

Melancholy held me tight inside her arms
Felt comfort in her clutch being held for so damn long
But earlier today, she got up and ran away
Now I grieve for her in song

Birds sitting at my window
Do they feel times irrevocable flow?
Or is it just me, grasping at the cieling
Forgetting myself and forgetting how to feel things

(I hope everything lasts forever)

I hope something lasts forever

With my own two eyes, I saw my very own demise
And I swear I saw the whole wide world collapse
And with my own two hands, I tried to grab the yellow sand
But every grain fell right between the cracks
And I look up and see a billion stars look down at me
And suddenly, I start to feel so small
And I reach out for your hand
But you're just a mem'ry claimed by the land
So I must resort to holding my own palm

I'll walk alone at night with the thought of you
Burned in my mind
And I will fight the tears off as they drop
And I'll look to the east to see the moon fly over me
And I'll beg the man up there to make this stop

And I look up and see a billion stars fly over me
And that is when I start to feel at peace
And I look to the west to see the red, blinding sunset
To see if it can put my mind at ease

And I'll go home at night with your image burned into my eyes
Preventing me from ever getting sleep
But I'll try to shut them tight
And thank God for this worst timeline
As if he's capable of listening

And I miss you, I do
But you ain't comin' back to me

Timelines

Peek around the corner
Check up on your dog
Her breathing's kind of funny
And her balance is a little off
And you know by God's design
She wasn't meant to last that long
And her breathing's awful muddied
And her eyes are a little off-
Center

Look inside the mirror
Tell the whole world what you saw
Cause I see a kid in trouble 
Who hasn't felt love in so long
And I can try to hold your hand
But the pain won't go away
But I'll try to hold your hand
To try and soothe your brain
Watch a movie with me
Things will be okay
Let's kill some time
Let's waste the day

Look inside the closet
Skeletons await you there
You've buried them in laundry
And you would never dare
To look back on that other side
Of yourself, you tried to hide
From everyone, including I
But I love you and I'll try
To tidy up your mind
Let's watch a movie, kill some time
Let's kill the virus!

Time-killer

Hold me close and hold me tight
This too shall pass, just give it time
And gnash your skin right into mine
I'll cry all night, we'll cry all night

I'll shave my face and shed my tears
A real woman is made of fear
I threaten sacred laws of life
I'm what the Bible tries to fight

The night cries out to the morning
"Why is it only I who is mourning?"
Morning replies, with a trembling voice
"I'm afraid I have no choice"

Today, I rose with my body froze
All of my friends have cried the most
Where will we be in a decades time?
That question lingers in my mind

I'll save some face and save my tears
I'll show my strengths to ward off fears
Harbor my love inside my chest
Pray a bullet solves the rest

The night cries out to the morning
"Why is it only I who is mourning?"
Morning looks down at its feet and shouts
"The world has spoke, they want us out!"

I'm afraid

I am nothin'
I feel nothin'
It's horrible, I know
You're reaching for feelings
But my receptors have been nulled
They function like children
Without a soul to fix the holes
Ripped open by villains
No stitches, no home

And the medical professional will kick the children down until their
Receptors have been nulled
The medical professional will pick apart the children
Tell the parents, "They're too dull!"
Believe me, I know

(Believe me, I know)
(Don't leave me alone)
(They'll leave me alone)
(Leave me alone)

Receptors

"Inside your eager mind laid a bunch of soothing lies
In the beginning, was endearing, the forgoing of your spine
But I'm seeking greater things
I'm seeking a greater life

My experience with you was unique to say the least
It was pessimistic and erratic, if we're prioritizing honesty
And I'd wake up staring in the mirror choosing to believe
That with time, with change, with anything
Things would get back up on their feet
And I kept waiting

You'll wake up to bare and naked trees
And you'll walk along the fallen leaves
And sit down right by yourself
And hopefully, finally see
The world's forever changing
Infinitely changing
Lo, the world is changing"

I put back the letter and I wept 
Dissociated from and disillusioned with myself
It was something I had to hear, but I wasn't ready yet
Though, I was right; the world is changing
I, myself am changing
And that could be amazing

Lo, The World is Changing

Your photo in hand, side-by-side to mine
It's clear to everybody, it doesn't look quite right
And you said this time and time
And time again

It's been so overanalyzed
And I'm tired of trying to fit in

I'm just a knock-off, wannabe
Embarrassingly transparent trick
That's not what you said
But everybody knows it's what you meant

And I stay up late pickin' at my skin
Starin' at my sorry excuse of a reflection
It appears that I have fallen sick
Of an uncurable illness

I'll never know my greater value
I'll never have a sense of self
I'll pray that my bones fuse
Into something new
And pray I'll look like you
Or at least like anybody else

And I'll play the part for a day or two
Until I get bored and start anew
That's what you think of me, don't you?

(Don't you?)

Incurable illness

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