Modern Day Zero

I can see The sickness deep inside It is the end of me, It's rising to the surface I feel the

I've tried to wipe the tears away from your eyes But you couldn't see the light, you just played it

Why I do the things I do It isn't all because of you And how you make me feel sometimes Forget all

We've been so close for so long, It all just seems routine And although we've never faltered, maybe

Did you ever believe in me In you I never had a doubt Although you were a part of me I just had to spit

A faded picture Empty cigarette case It's on the night stand That reveals my place Empty

Do you recall when we first met You thought we were worlds apart Now it's easy to see just how our lives

I never really meant to be So cold When it came right down to being Alone I never thought that you

Now that you have become all that you despise Covered by this guilt Smothered by these lies Now

It's hard to change What's in front of me It's hard to find Anything real Did it ever

It could be so simple, if I just walked the line I've never been ashamed of what I've done before

It's all been sold It's all been told But do look close See things unfold

Something about the way You don't seem to smile anymore Something about your face Telling me you

A bullet to your head is what you need You're always kicking us around Don't call us friends when

I felt it slip away The time we use to take How it got this way I sit and often wonder Why couldn't