Song Lyrics

One look was all it took. In all aspects, I was completely taken in, constantly mooning over you. I’m so sorry for being so faint-hearted all this time. Really sorry. It is only now that those tender memories are starting to wring my neck so painfully. What goes up must come down—that’s our lot in life, (Hold on. That’d be too scary...!) As I lovingly nurture this vision of a future like a fairy tale, with you and me, smiling together, I must keep going these hurtful arguments that always end in a draw, just so I can delay the true end a little more. How much longer am I going to trudge my way onward...? How much longer am I going to keep up this pretense, trying to beg for this “love” thing or whatever. I know it won’t do to rely on this kind of stopgap measure, yet I still place all my trust in such an uncertain track. I’m plunged into these overly intrusive bouts of reverie, though I just want to keep one last silver of hope. My mind is growing feverish, as if intoxicated. “I want to become a part of you!” On the way back home, I dragged my heavy legs as I thought about how happy I was at your tenderness!! How happy I was. We made it together. We fooled around. But now those memories must be repressed. Why was it ever born? That’s because I wanna —

One taught me love One taught me patience And one taught me pain Now, I'm so amazing Say I've loved and I've lost But that's not what I see So, look what I got Look what you taught me And for that, I say Thank you, next

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin