The Diner

driven by unseen hands to sacrifice myself to others demands
the heart and soul dance with strings attached
to some song that eminates from an ancient jukebox
i stare into the distance wondering how the hell did i get here

saddness surrounds me like a fog
my tears drip into my glass of water
hold the lemon, my life has been bitter enough
i run and i hide all to avoid love
love wraps it's tenticles around you
it absorbs you until you cannot see
the truth
love robs you of all logical thought
i'm never falling in love again

chased by my own demons in my head
they never let me forget my mistakes
yet, i keep repeating them.
i thought i'd done right by you.
but i was a fool caught up in a dream
of who i wanted you to be.
i don't blame you for leaving me
i would've done the same

regret reeks off of me rolling off
to taint the air around me gray
my 1/2 smirk doesn't cover the
trouble in my gray eyes.
there's no disguise to cover this
broken heart of mine.
i don't know if i have the energy to move on
but the waitress already is giving me dirty
looks appearently water isn't as free as it
used to be. i leave a $5 tip and walk out
into the cold.

i'm driving west because you went east
and i know chasing you is a lost cause
the sun is rising but my hopes are falling
nothing is cliche when it's your own
heartbreak that sings you to sleep