Trying To Escape The Inevitable

Pencey Prep

I have this reoccurring dream
Where you make it hard for me to breathe
I gave you everything I could
I gave up everything I owned

And when you smile it's not for me
You offer little sympathy
Your grasp so far exceeds your reach
I wake up
This is not a dream

I almost can't believe
That you're the same person who can
Straight-faced with a smile
Tell me that you love me

[Chorus]
Crawl, but I don't get too far
I know I should run
But I just keep running back
I know I should run

I have this reoccurring dream
Where you admit that you're not happy
I know that you will never leave
You're here just to torment me

I had a new dream
Everything is perfect
The sky is pink, yellow, green, blue and orange
And all the past has been forgotten
And we fell in love(I don't know how you don't choke)
And I fell into your trap(On every lie you've ever told to me)

[Chorus]

You kept me sick
You took it all
You kept me complacent
But not for long


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    awwww wonderful song. my favourite pencey prep song too.

    tick_tock_bangon May 17, 2006   Link

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