Farewell Faded Memory

Hey, another numbing light of early morning

Another pile of half-read books

Nice and safe in my serene surroundings

Evil smiles and empty looks

Why justify why you can think at all?

I guess I'm far too sane

Cry, falsify this turmoil of emotion

Until you feel no pain, but

I'm pretty sure some sun will rise, and

Give me the strength to shield my eyes, from

All the lights and all the lies of compromise

And I always try to understand, but

Looking back it's hard to know

That you were bought and sold for a box filled full of Spanish gold

I sifted through some archives yesterday

Met you in a photograph

I saw your face and simply had to look away

I know that that would make you laugh

So many things I guess I should remember

But I don't know how

So many things so easy to forget

I guess I miss you now, but

I'm pretty sure some sun will rise, and

Give me the strength to shield my eyes, from

All the lights and all the lies of compromises

And is this a faded memory, or

Did I see you crawling

Out towards the open sea, so sad and free without me

Oh, without me

I bid farewell to the faded memory