I have opened every door way,
But they always seem to shut.
I've adopted every habit,
They could only do so much.
Every pretty little lady,
Every single burning cut
Is distracting for the moment,
But when they're gone
It's not enough.
Every doctor in this city,
Every preacher in the land
They're all really good at talking,
But they could never understand.
Try to pull me from the wreckage,
Try to save me from this rut,
You can only go so far
Before you finally give up.
I get one step forward,
Then I get pulled back
To the same situation
That I can't get passed.
Despite the hole in my heart,
And my blistered feet,
I will always push through it
By the skin of my teeth.
Every slouch set in my posture,
All the tears within my seams
Tell a story of the good times
Back when we would often speak.
We would lay awake for hours,
Just staring at the sky.
We would talk about the future,
As we watched the stars collide.
You would say you had to go
(You had to go!)
But you'd never try to leave
(Don't go!)
Till the moment finally came
And you would kiss me on the cheek
(Oh!)
Now I'm swearing like a sailor
(Damn!)
And blushing like a geek
(Oh Yeah!)
And making plans to see you
Once again next week
(Ahh!!)
(Ben)
If I've learned anything at all
From my own search for greater meaning, it's:
"Living life at deeper depths
Takes stronger lungs, and careful breathing."
Growth is hard,
And often painful,
It takes a toll on your back.
So trust the oldest man on this song.
Enjoy the ride, just relax.
(Shannon)
I can feel the fire burning faster
In the back of your head
You'd rather let the flames consume your life than crawl out of bed.
You never really took the time to see through my perspective
So you moped around for months feeling disconnected
If I gave you what you wanted
Would it ever be enough?
Or would it just prolong the sadness
Until our time was up?
You've grown to hate the skin you're in because you feel rejected,
Blaming everyone else for your own perception.
All you want
Is something you can't have.