Parted Time - Pridelands

You’ve left a bitter taste in my mouth

Like a mix of the place I came from and the ash that I spit out

It’s not a feeling I’d wish upon you, you know

But the weeds that you neglect will overgrow

We’re left to reap just what we sow

None of you parted with a second of your time

You spent the best years of your life wishing you’d never left my side

But I’m not here for approval anymore

I hope it’s not too cold for you to breathe back home

Feels like a bullet pierced my chest

Fired with so much eloquence

The scarlet starts to slip, a smile forms across your lips

So run your thumb across the hammer, send me back into the depths

Just let me float

My body drifting out alone

Creating shapes

Through my soul

We got so stuck in our ways (Through my soul)

But never gave it up

So wipe the smile from your face

Before I rip it off

You pretend you’re happy for me

But I know you’re not

And I can see your teeth from where I’m standing, oh

They glisten in the dark

None of you parted with a second of your time

You spent the best years of your life wishing you’d never left my side

But I’m not here for approval anymore

I hope it’s not too cold for you to breathe back home

And it hurts for a time

But the sting will subside in a little while

Yeah, it hurts for a time

We got so stuck in our ways

But never gave it up

So wipe the smile from your face

Before I rip it off

Before I rip it off