What You See

This is a statement of intent from a broken heart
Now come between us, you should have seen us
Before the world did it’s best to tear us apart
(Grown Old, Souls Sold)
Where once the motivations were so pure
(Burnt Black, Can’t Take It Back)
You say you’ve no regrets, but are you sure?
Wouldn’t have believed it, but now I’ve seen it
You’re just one more voice in the choir now, now, now
You might have them fooled, but you won’t fool me, no, you won’t fool me
There’s a difference between what you know and what you see
See how time just flies when you trade your dreams for their fucked-up lies
As they smile and joke and laugh and cut you down to size
There was a time when I was sure we were so immune
But then the world turned and everything changed much too soon
(So much) for every plan we made
(So much) for promises, betrayed
(So much) for you, but not for me
I may have regrets, but I’m still free
To march right through it, or bow down to it
In the end its just fuel for the fire now, now, now
Is life just tossing on the waves? Or a one-way trip into our graves?
While you feed the worms and the sea throws you about
I will swim for shore and dig myself out