The bus rolled over gray highway
As rain fell from the gray sky
I remembered that it was wednesday
as I watched lights pass by

Strangers sitting in silence
Going home this gray afternoon
Blank faces masked by pretence
Listening to the bus´es familiar tune

An old lady staring straight ahead
A proud and polished display
Was in mourning because her husband was dead
and her children had all moved away

A young man by the door
Reading a paper calm and at ease
Felt like he wasn't loved anymore
and could not find meaning or peace

A young lady with a child on her lap
Was smiling down at his innocent face
She was running from her violent chap
To start over in a safer place

Behind me two young boys sat
Whispering rumors untrue
They didn't have a bed or a flat
and were afraid someone at school knew

The busdriver made another turn
Thinking about his spouse
Depths were higher than the money he earned
and he feared they'd lose their house

A man in a suit that was new and attractive
With a briefcase by his side
Had just found out he didn't have long to live
and preparing to say goodbye

Some strangers left on the next stop
and new worn souls sat down
We passed the bank and the grocery shop
and soon we were in my part of town

The bus rolled over gray highway
As rain fell from the gray sky
I remembered that it was wednesday
as I watched people pass by

I feel like I need you
Even if I got my way
I wanted to believe you
But I don't trust anything you say

I feel like I wrecked you
Even if you still can fly
My love couldn't protect you
From other birds in the sky

I feel like I long for you
Even if I wanted you gone
How can I still belong to you
Now that I know what you have done

I feel like I lost you
Even if I just loved the mask you wore
Is it because of you
That I don't feel valuable anymore

I feel like you jailed me
Even now that I'm finally free
My vision failed me
Because I didn't want to see

You were always someone I could trust
The missing pieces didn't matter much
After everything you put me through
I almost forgot who I was before I met you

Your lies were sweet like summer flowers
and I would listen to them for hours
My gut told me I was wrong
But if I left I didn't leave for long

I told myself that I needed your heart
Even if it kept me in the dark
Better than being alone I thought
But maybe not.. maybe not

You misused the trust I had given
and walked around like you had been forgiven
You were selfish and I was selfless
I deserve better than this

I realized who you made me
and I don't want to be that person anymore
So I´m giving back everything you gave me
I´m leaving your ghost on the floor

Your tears ran down like summer rain
This time my warm embrace never came
You were never were someone I could trust
Those missing pieces separated us

You're not a man of many words
But I heard your tears through these paper thin walls
I could have asked you where you were
I could have called your name, but you don't answer anymore

I embrace the loneliness for warmth
This cold winter has been so long
Maybe the cold has frozen my heartstrings
I could have called your name, but I can´t feel anything

You´re not a man of many words
But I felt your love through my heart´s paper thin walls
You have been stumbling backwards
I could have called your name, but It'd just echo in the halls

I embrace the rejection for warmth
This cold winter has been so long
I thought you were the only one who wouldn't let me go
I could have called your name, but the sound melts away in the snow

It's been a long time
and now you're here
I´ve been picturing this in my head
Never thought you would appear
It's been a long time
But you still win
I´ve been picturing this in my head
Should've known you´d come creeping in

It's been a long time
Do you wanna talk?
You didn't want to back then
Couldn't face that you broke my heart
It's been a long time
Will you ask to stay?
You didn't want to back then
So why are you here today?

It's been a long time
I don't know your motive
You seem happy to see me
But there are things I'd rather not relive
It's been a long time
But you're just the same
You seem happy to see me
But I don't see why you came

It's been a long time
and now you're here
I´ve been picturing this in my head
But you made my conscience clear
It's been a long time
But I'm gonna have to decline
I´ve been picturing this in my head
and now it's your turn to be left behind

Who is gonna be the last one to forget this day?
Who is gonna be the first one to forget?
When all the demonstrations have died away
and there are no news articles left

Who is gonna be the last one to forget this day?
when no more pictures are shown on the tv
When no one has anything to say
and the event becomes dust in history

Who is gonna be the last one to forget this day?
When the radio goes silent and still
When no one has time to pray
When we ignore action we told them we would fulfill

Who is gonna be the last one to forget this day?
When indifference has damaged our head
and the only ones keeping the memories at bay
Are those still mourning the dead

Who is gonna be the last one to forget this day?
When the rubble has been rebuilt
When peace has once again been displayed
and we lose track of responsibility and guilt

Who is gonna be the last one to forget this day?
When the story does not touch us anymore
and the event seems unimportant and gray
Until it happens once more

Who is gonna be the last one to forget this day?
Will it be you or me?
Who will still remember the scars in their hearts
When no one else wants to see

I thought I lost you the other day
I dreamt I was standing by your grave
But you were only a few blocks away
But I lost you nevertheless

I thought I saw you the other day
But it was a stranger wearing your coat
The one I gave you on your birthday in May
But I lost you nevertheless

I thought I called you the other day
But I couldn't go through with it
Even if I missed you I know you´d say
I lost you nevertheless

I thought I got over you the other day
Got this feeling of relief in my chest
But even with the heartache at bay
I lost you nevertheless

I thought I lost you the other day
and you were saying it was for the best
But you were only a few blocks away
But I lost you nevertheless