he wears his facade with elegance

so scared of something real

it's safe to say he's confident

when everything's concealed

i saw straight through to something better

someone deeper

someone true

all these things i thought i knew

until i stopped and realized

that i was a fool too

he made me smile on the inside

i tried to hide it but it showed

i was never one to care

but something told me otherwise

i've always been better off alone

but there was a story hidden behind those eyes

that i suppose i'll never know

and now after all this time i realize

that it's time to let the feelings go

i followed the river on out to the sea
sat in silence and wondered
if what was always will be
i put a message in a bottle
just to see if it would return to me
i don't mind the being alone
i get lost on purpose just to feel at home
but when the truth begins to surface
i want to feel something i've never known
i always imagined love to be like a symphony
it can make you feel without a word being said
and just like that it won't escape your head
but im afraid i'll never know
i don't let anyone get close
and if they do i go
leave without an explanation
disappear with no reason why
so how can love exceed my expectations
if i don't even give it a try

the wind gently blows through the frozen trees
it's comforting as it puts the world at ease
my thoughts and fears they drift away
i can finally close my eyes and breathe
i wish the all days went by like this
where you could take in every moment
but they pass you in an instant
gone before you know it

be careful that breath you take
it might not last you long
be careful with that heart you break
it might just do you wrong
be careful with that move you make
you might not be so strong

my mind is awake it never falls asleep
the world spins too fast for us to weep
my memories all fall away
they were too prescious for me to keep
i wish they could just stay with me
so i could always play them in my head
but they are gone today
so i'll just dream instead

be careful with that breath you take
it might give up on you
be careful with that heart you break
it might destroy you too
be careful with that move you make
life might get the best of you

all I dream of is the unknown. tired of being surrounded by people but feeling alone. of being embraced but not feeling at home. i see a thousand smiles but eyes full of sorrow. always looking at yesterday and never tomorrow. i see so many people but can't tell if they're real. i live and i breath but i can't seem to feel. i hear so many songs without meaning. there's too many hearts that aren't even beating. stories are told without truth. people my age are losing their youth. the sky is full of stars but no one looks above. so many couples but no one in love. why can't we all just slow down to see the beauty that lies in simplicity? it's not about looking back but looking ahead. not following a path but being misled. not about the time taken but how it was spent. not who you kissed but what it meant. and that perfection won't exist and wouldnt be as exciting as the imperfect things we are always hiding.