Never-Ending Lesson
All I want is in my lies
That never-ending wish that I can save your life
But there’s no one really there
There’s only one more distant dream within a mirror of despair
So perfect in it’s role
To seat itself deep within the shadow of my soul
Another answer I create
I find the torch that lights the walls but provokes another shadow in my wake
Death to my mistakes
I calm myself and douse the flame to measure what awakes
But I already know
I learnt this lesson long ago
All I want is what is gone
So I picture love and prick my heart just to carry on
There’s rarely something there
I still have to fade and sacrifice to prove that I can care
Broken into place
The mask that hides my evil eye has dug in to my face
It’s getting deeper every day
The pain is forcing the evil eye to focus on all I say
There’s no end to my mistakes
So I light the way and carry on despite the lack of human trace
I’m stronger than I know
And despite the hurt and the evil eye I’ll never let the lesson go
Copyright © Ian Petch | Year Posted 2007
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