Maybe
I was like the rest
Taking
and using for the gleam
It
takes awhile to let a newbie catch her breath
With
a smile like yours
Once
a stride was set
I
sought beyond the convention
Your
glance speaks volumes
to
those who take the time to translate.
For
a moment you may have allowed yourself
To
give in to what you most crave
It's
an inward battle waged first by others
Ones
that were at one time trusted.
Do
you really want the real?
Yet
having too much fun to take its grasp
Or
are you serving penance
For
past transgressions
Damn
those who've taken your glimmer
only
for you to replace it with cheaper glare.
Paint
it over with half-truths and leather cuffs
Edged
out those who care
I
blame them for a portion
You
blame them for a part
Well
honestly you blame them for it all
But
they’re never going to know it
And
they won’t end this war.
They
left it for you to want to wage alone.
A
peer into a chasm that light's not seen for a score.
Is
it too late to relight the pilot that's been neglected?
Let
me trace your name on my skin
Show
them you deserve it
It’s
the simplest war game password
To
blow them all away
But
you won’t pull the pin.
