On And By

I always knew we'd fall together

But I never thought we'd hit this hard

Hoping this city will forget your name only to realize it never gave a shit in the first place

You can fill its fountains with your petty change

This is when you realize that you've got one of those faces

That will let them all just pass you by

This is when you realize that you're not mapping new terrain

You're simply charting the old landmarks

And I laughed when he said all he's learned has been forgotten but now I can't remember why

And they'll cry because the only moments they remember were the first to slip my mind

And they'll cry because they still can't see the difference between getting on and getting by

You're always staring to the sky because you can't bear to screen those eyes from a past you wished was never left behind

It can never conquer only impose, you lose these battles on your own within these crooked walls you chose to face alone

I lost that touch

You lost those eyes

Tonight

When it felt so right leaving you behind