Opposite Teacher

Bad, bad, you don't know what bad is
A feeling to banish
You, you, you have to follow through
I never really needed to
Will I follow in your footsteps
Inherit your regrets
Make a man into a master?
A lifetime, no faster
Life, life, you barely know what life is
Blink and you'll miss it
There'll be times when you're hollow where your pride is
And others where it swallows you
I dream I'm running from a picture
Of me in the twilight
I ask Time, Time knows not the answer
It follows and crushes
On the bridge
On the bridge, I–
On the bridge, I was your friend
In the deep end, held my breath
Counted every second left
Till I threw the coin that hit your head
Breath, breath, breath is the beginning
Of feeling, of living
I've been following your footsteps
Erasing your regrets
Bad, bad, I'll never know what that is
A feeling I manage
I've been running to a picture
Of you as an old man