the wonder is hidden away
in the emptiness of our eyes
and the fullness of our days

we try to pretend that nothing is wrong
in the smiles that we fake
and the way we carry on

going through the daily motions
forgetting what is truly important
drowning in the corporate ocean

but at some point it has to give
there's no reason to keep lying
there's no life in how we live

remember to love people, not things
to always use things, not people
and you'll see the happiness it brings.

i'm starting over,
forging my own path,
with new faces, and new places,
and nothing to tie me down.
i'm starting over,
taking a new perspective,
no more waiting, no more watching,
no more second guessing myself.
i'm starting over,
from this day forward,
i will be strong, i will move on,
and i will live my life.
i'm starting over,
and it'll be wonderful.

nothing sounds as final as the piercing words
that fall like bricks from your mouth,
nothing feels as final as your fingers
that slip easily out of my grip,
nothing smells as final as the perfume
that i know is certainly not mine,
nothing tastes as final as the last kiss
that lingers on my cracked lips,
and nothing at all looks as final as the end of your coat
that sways in rhythm with your footsteps
as you walk away.
...but you know what?
nothing is as satisfying as you finally out of my life.