Maus Without Caution
It was not what was said
Or the kick in the groin that followed
Or the bottle that hit my head
That made me feel i'd lost control
It was how you were staring at
This empty space that i occupy
With a face that could testify
I'd grown into someone you no longer knew
And when it hits you, it hits you hard
The feeling that that nothing is going to last
Manipulated and distorted
Watching the world go by too fast
Come as you are
And then leave as you have been
Don't lose your head while wondering
If it's better to burn out or fade away
And if "life is what happens while we're busy making other plans"
How come that sounds like breaths of alcohol
Said by a man who'd lost control?
And when it hits you, it hits you hard
The feeling that that nothing is going to last
Manipulated and distorted
Watching the world go by too fast
It's not what you're able to do that really matters
The things that we leave behind are what we are made of
It's born as a small spark in the back of your head
Lives on as a fire, and it's still burning