Tonight old impulses stir deep within the marrow
Memories of the past
Dance through the different hallways of my mind
Taking me back to a time
When the words weren't rehearsed
And the girls meant something more
Than just a way to get through the night
Now it's time spent in a city
Where the magic has disappeared
At an age where you know you can't go back
And life slams down the shutters
Whenever you feel a little too much
The hours that go by unnoticed
Unlived
Locked down into staring 5am right in the face
And nobody cares
Nobody minds
Nobody notices
As the parts of life that matter the most
Fade into insignificance
Look at the trade off
Some shitty job
For a pittance of a wage
With people who don't get it and never will
You can't make it mean something to me
You can't make it matter
The mask doesn't fit
Some lies are too clear to paint over
Too obscene and transparent to mistake or deny
As something else