I'll remember when you were standing alone on the streetcar
I'll remember when you were laying down and looking at the stars
I'll remember when we looked into each other's eyes
I'll remember when the day you finally said goodbye
I'll remember cutting my hair for you
I'll remember the **** you put me through
I'll remember the day you told me you loved me
I'll remember the night you sat and cried with me
I'll remember the afternoon we sat by the old tree
I'll remember you when I'm old and rotting, and gray
I'll remember the time when I begged for you to stay
I'll remember everything we've talked about today
And soon enough, it will all become yesterday...

You are an beautiful person with a upset frown
You are standing on the ledge, about to jump down
Into a world of gray and black, with no sound
But, I know how it feels to be in this place
Your nights may seem as dark as your days
So don't be sad, let me see a smile on your face
If you act upon your actions
You will truly be lost without a trace
I promise to you that I will be kind
You can tell me anything that's on your mind
It's happiness that you've yet to find
You can cry to me if you feel this way
Then you'll be happy the next day
You will be filled with relief when you have said those things
Because I know depression, and the pain it can bring
Every now and then, I am just like you
I am seeking a way out, a way to cut through
We can keep this between ourselves, me and you
In the morning, you will feel good as new
Because you found a caring person to talk to

I'll be happy as a kitten when I leave depression
I will no longer have to cry out for overbearing attention
No longer sulk when no one understands
No longer feel the want of holding a hand
I'm getting more mentally fit, I'm reading books
Buying flowers and hanging clothes on hooks
My life is changed around, everything is subtle and new
But I need help from a lot of people, from them and you
To get me through this horrible mood, to show me a new view
I should be allowed to share my thoughts
Send roses and forget-me-nots
This will never happen to me
Because I am being oppressed mentally
And I am being forgotten relentlessly
I hardly utter a word in this gigantic city
I never shake hands with the giving tree
Depression, I will never get through this
I will never get to experience my first kiss
So I will lay down, and read, sleep in bliss...

When your life is in the dumps, just forget about it
When you see me on the news, simply ignore it
While the roses are blooming, don't just walk way
Today is a brand new feeling, and a brand new day
But when troubles seem like thunder and no shine
Just simply smile and everything will be just fine
Since you're too lovely to be sad, don't you know...

When you're weeping over my ashes, think of a happy tune
You're not the reason for all this, don't sit in sadness and gloom
It's not your fault anymore, why can't you see this?
Just stand up, brush the dust off, live in sudden bliss
Out of everyone in the world, you're the one I'm going to miss

And when there is lacerations on my arms, caused by self harm
Just smile away, and think it's just my lovely charm
Because there's nothing better to do than just stay at home and starve
But for today, with the rain and such...
I'd rather just take my arm and simply carve...

"And people talk about love, and they're painting pictures of...
Someone's pretty side, I look myself in the face, and watch the worlds collide...
And watch the world's collide
Watch the world's collide" - Elliott Smith.

To feel you touch me is so delicate like rain
But when you leave, I would never feel the same
To feel us kiss in the bright morning sunrise
And to protect your heart where my love hides
Beautiful person, what is it that draws me to you
I think it's your beauty and your adorable laughter too
But darling, it's you that I would never want to lose
Those beautiful eyes of yours, they make city lights envious
I just know that nothing can ever become between us
This is more cliche than I thought it'd be
I've wrote this words on lined paper
And these words I cannot speak
I miss you today, I wish you'd talk to me
Because all I can think of is simply you and me...

They have gasped upon us
We've given them hope, pain and lust
The only ones who we've given them trust
Have thrown us away, have swept us like dust
Yet when they've gone away, the preacher will sing
"No more pain and sorrow, they shall bring!"

They are so gaunt and skinny, forgetful and trustworthy though
Some are women, some are children who've lost their toes
He runs with a smile, that's not in denial
And brings the elderly to a scattered pile
He feeds them and keeps them clean
Washes their hair and scrubs their feet
For once they smile, they are finally free
Because of them, their lives are complete

For they asked for a thrown haiku
I had given them a sorrowful sonnet
I wanted to say all those words
But instead I've pawned it
But yet I forgive you all for creating this mess
This fear and anguish, anxiety and stress
Words glued together, but not shut
The final marking, the final cut
What was once said can never be changed again
Put on paper, to this faithful lover I sent
I thank you again for making me secure
And making me think for years that I was unsure