• One Chapter at a Time

    In ink of the bloodiest red
    We wrote out our story
    Every dotted “I” and crossed “T”
    Recording our forsaken history

    I read it over and over again
    Remembering it and remembering you
    But I never wanted to remember
    Now there’s only one thing to do

    So I’ll burn the pages of this book
    One chapter at a time
    Each burning papercut
    A reminder of every little lie

    And now the smoke
    Is filling up the sky
    Thick and dark and all-consuming
    Is it okay to finally let myself cry?

    I thought that we were
    Abandoning our skeletons
    But we were only polishing them up
    To be put on display, to be seen by everyone

    I never wanted to be seen
    I never wanted them to know
    This is why I’ve hidden here
    Because there’s no place else for me to go

    So I’ll burn the pages of this book
    One chapter at a time
    Each burning papercut
    A reminder of every little lie

    And now the smoke
    Is filling up the sky
    Thick and dark and all-consuming
    Is it okay to finally let myself cry?

    I should have known this
    Wouldn’t turn out okay
    Nothing ever does, why should this?
    But today feels like a different day

    I’m not like you, not at all
    I don’t wallow in attention
    I don’t like who I am anymore
    So I’ve chosen to ditch your pretention

    So I’ll burn the pages of this book
    One chapter at a time
    Each burning papercut
    A reminder of every little lie

    And now the smoke
    Is filling up the sky
    Thick and dark and all-consuming
    Is it okay to finally let myself cry?