It's been two years since we last met.
This place has changed but I'm still the same.
This winter's cold reminds me of my feelings then.
This hollow shell that you made me;
Year by year I'm healing slowly.
There will always be a part I refuse to fill;
Forever empty.
I drove past your house today.
I remember the smell of the smoke;
Sharing stories and how we would laugh,
At your stupid jokes.
You left me on my own.
Every year the seasons change and I wonder if I do too.
Every day we breathe is a victory.
The words you said to me that day will be in my heart forever.
But it's getting late so I have to go.
How could you do this to me?
I thought we were brothers.
There's nothing left in me but anger.
You always said we would get through this together.
You lied to me.
Your ghost haunts me every day.
It's hard to move on when these wounds are so deep,
But a lot has happened since you left.
Remington graduated and started his life,
But we haven't heard from Patrick in years.
Matt and T got married last fall,
And we all wish that you could have been there.
Dexter and I are going back to school.
I know that you wanted us to finish.
I'm finally free;
Finally happy again.
I'm going to live my life to its fullest.
That being said,
Goodbye my friend.
I love you and I'll see you again.
Every year the seasons change and I wonder if I do too.
Every day we breathe is a victory.
The words you said to me that day will be in my heart forever,
But it's getting late so I have to go.
You live on in me.
After all this time I'm finally free.
credits
from Catharsis,
released July 7, 2017
Music and lyrics by Ethan Erickson
Arrangement by Nick Tatosky, Ethan Erickson, Zack Jeffrey and Chase Meek
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