Parts of Anything

This time I’ll go, I’ll make it clear And you’ll know where you left me When my mind was made of fear This time I’ll go, as the ways unfold You lose your hold And I must remember What it’s like being on my own And if this time doesn’t show you What you’ve made of me (you won’t be free) You won’t hear even silence When it fills you haltingly How could I prove that we’re not the same? Contrasting perceptions under one name How could I tell you, make you believe? How does one mind break free? You won’t see me smiling ’til I’m gone Your lies have kept on piling for too long And now that these days grow numbered Take my slumber, take it, I’m jaded from hanging on And you will see me smiling when I’m done Since time can’t heal you, mark this day I’ll take my part and walk away I’ll clean up this page and write new chapters Free from all dismay How could I prove that all my unrest Derives from pretending to not be oppressed? I won’t look back, won’t shed a tear This time I’ll go, I’ll make it clear You won’t see me smiling ’til I’m gone Until I’m part of something I must run No! You won’t see me smiling ’til I’m gone Your lies have kept on piling for too long And now that these days grow numbered Take my slumber, take it, I’m jaded from hanging on And you will see me smiling when I’m done Until I’m part of something I must run