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!
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