Like I Told You So

I tried to tell you
You had to live it for
yourself and for yourself
Like I told you so
Of course, you knew better
Did you keep yourself together
Despite all the surrounding madness?
Where are you now?

Swallowed up by the nightmare
that is your life
do you get to sleep at night
by yourself or in the shelter
of another - its not your own now is it?
lets blame it on luck
not yourself or your inaction
despite your various distractions
where are you now?

When you peel away outside
Will I find a rotten core?
Luckily for me I don't have
to stare at that blank door

To your mind, to your soul
I'm not sure you even feel anymore
There aren't any clouds in my sky
I only wish to feel the sunshine on my skin

Oh, just to breathe,
My own breath,
Don't tell me I'm doing that
wrong as well?
And I'm to blame
for everything
that you didn't have the guts to do

I'm sick of blame, and shame, and pain
But this was oh so long ago

I don't feel old,
I don't feel cold
I'm just glad to feel sunshine on my skin,
Warmth from within,
Like I told you so.

The pain has all but disappeared
I've healed, I still love and believe
In myself above all others
You never believe in me or each other
holding on through the seasons
so much time with little meaning
luckily I've gone,
I've moved on,
Where are you?

I believed that you could be
a saint, lover and more
did I see things clearly
or have you failed to live
up to the many expectations
placed upon your shoulders
as you've grown older
the excuses don't really
wash anymore
where are you?

Oh, just to breathe,
My own breath,
Don't tell me I'm doing that
wrong as well?
And I'm to blame
for everything
that you didn't have the guts to do

I'm sick of blame, and shame, and pain
But this was oh so long ago

I don't feel old,
I don't feel cold
I'm just glad to feel sunshine on my skin,
Warmth from within,
Like I told you so.