IN THE END

IT STARTS WITH...
ONE THING/I DON'T KNOW WHY
IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER HOW HARD TO TRY
KEEP THAT IN MIND/I DESIGN THIS RHYME
TO EXPLAIN IN DUE TIME
ALL I KNOW...
TIME IS A VALUABLE THING
WATCH IT FLY BY AS THE PENDULUM SWINGS
WATCH IT COUNT DOWN TO THE END OF THE DAY
THE CLOCK TICKS LIFE AWAY
IT'S SO UNREAL...
DIDN'T LOOK OUT BELOW
WATCH THE TIME GO RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW
TRYING TO HOLD ON/BUT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WASTED IT ALL JUST TO
WATCH YOU GO...
I KEPT EVERYTHING INSIDE AND EVEN THOUGH I TRIED/IT ALL FELL APART
WHAT IT MEANT TO ME/WILL EVENTUALLY/BE A MEMORY/OF A TIME WHEN

I TRIED SO HARD
AND GOT SO FAR
BUT IN THE END
IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER
I HAD TO FALL
AND LOSE IT ALL
BUT IN THE END
IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER

ONE THING/I DON'T KNOW WHY
DOESN'T EVEN MATTER HOW HARD TO TRY
KEEP THAT IN MIND/I DESIGNED THIS RHYME
TO REMIND MYSELF HOW
I TRIED SO HARD...
IN SPITE OF THE WAY YOU WERE MOCKING ME
ACTING LIKE I WAS PART OF YOUR PROPERTY
REMEMBERING ALL THE TIMES YOU FOUGHT WITH ME/I'M SURPRISED
IT GOT SO FAR...
THINGS AREN'T THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE ME ANYMORE
NOT THAT YOU KNEW ME BACK THEN
BUT IT ALL COMES BACK TO ME
IN THE END...
YOU KEPT EVERYTHING INSIDE AND EVEN THOUGH I TRIED/IT ALL FELL APART
WHAT IT MEANT TO ME/WILL EVENTUALLY/BE A MEMORY/OF A TIME WHEN I

I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU
PUSHED AS FAR AS I CAN GO
AND FOR ALL THIS
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW...

CRAWLING

CRAWLING IN MY SKIN
CONSUMING ALL I FEEL
FEAR IS HOW I FALL
CONFUSING WHAT IS REAL

THERE'S SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE
CONSUMING/CONFUSING
THIS LACK OF SELF-CONTROL I FEAR IS NEVER-ENDING
CONTROLLING/I CAN'T SEEM

TO FIND MYSELF AGAIN
MY WALLS ARE CLOSING IN
[WITHOUT A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND I'M CONVINCED
THAT THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO TAKE]
I'VE FELT THIS WAY BEFORE
SO INSECURE

DISCOMFORT, ENDLESSLY HAS PULLED ITSELF UPON ME
DISTRACTING/REACTING
AGAINST MY WILL I STAND BESIDE MY OWN REFLECTION
IT'S HAUNTING HOW I CAN'T SEEM...