There's a war inside of me
Do I cause new heartbreak to write
A new broken song?
Do I push it down
Or let it run me right into the ground?

I, I feel like
I wouldn't like me if I met me

Well, I can't stop talking
For fear of listening to unwelcome sound
And you haven't called me in weeks
And honestly, it's bringing me down

Oh, I, I feel like
I wouldn't like me if I met me
I, I feel like
You wouldn't like me if you met me

And don't you worry, there's still time
Don't you worry, there's still time

There's nothing to live for when I'm sleepin' alone
And I wash the windows outside
In hopes that the glare will bring you around

I, I feel like
I wouldn't like me if I met me
I, I feel like
You wouldn't like me if you met me

So don't you worry there's still time
Don't you worry there's still time
Don't you worry there's still time
Don't you worry there's still time

Sunshine is days away
I won't be saved, I know all the words
Well, I can't say
That I'll love you forever
Sunshine is days away
I won't be saved, I know all the words
I won't say
That I'll love you forever


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    It has to be about some long distance/online relationship.

    Possibly the person was in love with this person online, and then maybe they met, and he realized he didn't like her? Or possibly she's just saying that since she doesn't like herself, how could anyone else like her?

    She mentions that he doesn't call anymore, and it's bringing her down, but there's still time, and she washes the windows, waiting for this person to come by.

    kaoruchan100on January 15, 2005   Link

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