Waiting For A Train

Concrete walls swallowed me whole
I clawed and screamed for hours on end
But they kept me trapped within their hold
The machines cried louder than I could
Heartache seeped into my bones
As years passed by far faster than they should

It wasn't the emptiness
That made me come undone
It was waiting for a train I knew would never come
Faces, facts, and fables
Faded with death's kiss
Living hurt like hell
But it was nothing quite like this

And then you suddenly appeared
Your chubby cheeks and baby fat
Replaced with sunken eyes full of fear
My dearly detested bestest friend
I hate how much you made me smile
While we let ourselves play pretend

It wasn't that you left
Or that you rewrote your tragedy
It was waiting for a train that came but not for me
Faces, facts, and fables
Faded with death's kiss
Seeing you hurt like hell
But it was nothing quite like this

But of course I'm always in the wrong
My charred reflection and a wretched savior
Wrote me a new song
My sunrise shines a beautiful blue
My encore has arrived
And I have things I need to do