Settling

from Reaction Formation by Justin Friello

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It's been a while, hasn't it?
You always knew how to bring me to tears
And that's still your smile, isn't it?
Oh, ’cause you know mine's all but disappeared

You were the reason I was so paralyzed
Couldn't bring myself to leave my house for days
And in all that time I felt most alive
In so many ways

'Cause you save my life with the thought of your hair
In waves at night, undressing you bare
And there are times when I wonder
Why you settled, you settled for somebody else again

Funny, the time, isn't it?
To make sure the memories are never hard to find
But that's just like you, isn't it?
To twist me up and make me change my mind

You were the reason I felt justified
In believing that people never really change
And in all that time, I proved myself right
In so many ways

I'm awake at night remembering all the
Times I was wrong and, of course, you were right
And I've lived my life but I can't help but wonder why
You've settled, you've settled for everybody else again

You're the reason I can't look at my wife
Without me wishing that she had your face
But in all that time I hadn't realized
I didn't have yours to waste

You break my heart all over again
And shake my start just because you can
So take me apart, I'll never understand
Why you settled, you settled for someone like me

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from Reaction Formation, released August 31, 2012
Music and Lyrics written and performed by Justin Friello.

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