Empty Promises

Empty promises, full of lies
Smoke and mirrors mystify
Dreams go by
You’ve missed your chance
This is goodbye

What does NO mean to you?
How can I tell you…?
I don’t want to see you anymore.
I am past my loser phase.
I need a man to lean on
A man with love to give
And not a past chaining him down

You walk in a mist of your own lies
Make believe stories where
You are the good guy
It’s never your fault
Everybody is bringing you down
You can’t see the mistakes
Are yours and yours alone
You aren’t taking me down

Empty promises, full of lies
Smoke and mirrors mystify
Dreams go by
You’ve missed your chance
This is goodbye

You are able to justify
A life drifting in loserville
You can see good
Where all that’s left is begging
For a dollar here and there
You wander why no one sticks around
Look in a mirror
Look in a mirror

Are you scared to admit?
The truth hurts
When you can’t take it
Running does no good
It’ll get to you sooner or later
Lies only make you feel better
But emptiness swallows you
Depression hollows your words
You are a shell of a man

Saying what you think you should
Going through the motions
But you think the world revolves around you
So I am cutting the ties
To get away from the misery you spread