I've sat and watched my friends turn into people I'm not proud to know
Subtle changes morphing humans into monsters
They're getting jobs and making families of their own
But they don't know just how far they've got to go
Before they find the empty promises they've based their lives around
Become a killing blow that makes them
All the biggest jokes in town
I found love inside a bottle but I finally put it down
And I won't rest until I keep afloat or finally fucking drown
I've watched lives be bent and broken
And I've seen the colors fade
From your eyes and I've been blessed enough to kiss your swollen face
Your swollen face that sat on shoulders holding the weight of the world
And if I don't tell you tonight then there's no chance you'll know it girl
you're Nothing less than perfect, I've seen cars crash in your eyes
I've spent lifetimes looking for you and it's time you realized
That I'm alive, I'm afraid, I'm a mess but I am bold
And I'm the boy you've always dreamed about since you were five years old.
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