That face I saw and thought of love is gone
And if you thought you'd end on top
You're wrong
You'll realize when I'm standing over you

Time will cut you down
Time will steer your path from your precious dreams
And I won't be around

No souvenirs or guilty tears
Or anything
My trust is lost and it will cost
You everything
There's a lot of lies but I'll tell you one thing that's true

Make no mistake, the hearts you break
Grow strong
I know this shame will bring you pain
So long
I know this memory will haunt you till the end


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    I think this is about person A who has wronged by a ex-lover/partner, person B. A notices that B does this to many people, and now A is relishing in the (future) downfall of B due to B's tendency to wrong people. A adds that as time goes on, "I won't be around", so B is shit out of luck for friends (according to A) when everything comes back to bite B in the ass.

    jesterboneson December 11, 2007   Link

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