Of course these songs would play
Too bad they’re an hour too late
To send you off on your merry way
The fact that you’ve reduced me
To thinking like this
Is all that’s left that hurts
You made me just as bitter
Just as petty, just as hurtful
As you became there at the end
And you were such a bright star
Shining for all the world to see
But I sat and watched as the light went out
Trying desperately to be the spark
That would keep your fire alight
Instead I was the match
That burned it all down
All I can do is laugh now
Laugh and try to harness
This nervous energy
That’s carried me since I realized
You were standing there behind me
The frail and quiet creature
A shadow of what you once were
On that October morning
When everything aligned
And it hit me how I really felt
Too bad you made a lie
Of everything that I thought then
As the music says goodbye
In its various fashions
It’s no wonder I can’t help but laugh