Once More, With Feeling

Stand to the side Opening the lens wider Adjusting focus Showtime, my dear It's a drier world since the rain stopped falling But man oh man, it's great to walk again I've been treading water for so very long And lord, it's great to not need to swim It's a quieter world now that your voice is gone And I'm loving the ambient sound that I've missed I can hear the world singing and hear the wind blowing I can listen all day without you getting pissed And everything's looking so wonderful Now that you have gone away And the sun hasn't stopped shining Since our love faded to gray It was a cold world then And it's a cold world now But I'm singing in shorts And my audience is reeling God yes, once more, with feeling! But it's not to say that it's all been perfect Anxiety is still a major ***** And walking around all of our old haunts Is still a muddy game that makes my heart twitch And an empty bed is still something That reminds me of the times we'd sweat But I'd rather take a bullet before I take another hit of you like a cigarette I'm a lonely man But hey, that's okay! I'd rather be alone Than live another day With someone like you Content to bring me down And make me think That there will be no healing Aha, once more, with feeling! You've dealt a savage blow And I don't really know If I'll ever give Love another go So until I learn I'll be content to live With my one final year Here on campus, I'm no longer kneeling So let's go, once more, with feeling!