Description: For my boyfriend when we broke up. But thankfully we're back together.
Past is the same -------------------------------------------
I'm staring at before
And now for sake of grief
I'm lying to myself
And playing make-believe
Pretending what we were
Was more than what it was
And though I may embellish it
It matters not, because...
The painting's still the same
No matter how I frame it
The object's what it is
No matter what I name it
And history stands firm
I cannot re-arrange it
The past will stay the same
And I can never change it
I'm staring at our end
Back to when we finished it
I lie about the pain
Hoping to diminish it
Pretending that it hurts
A lot less than it does
And though I minimize it
It matters not, because...
The painting's still the same
No matter how I frame it
The object's what it is
No matter what I name it
And history stands firm
I cannot re-arrange it
The past will stay the same
And I can never change it
And time will come and go
With no way to re-gain it
The past is still the past
However I explain it
Pretend it's something else
And try so hard to feign it
But the past is still the same
And I can never change it
I agree with the very first comment. These would be amazing lyrics. The structure is good and consistent and totally expresses the realization of loss that breakups give us. Nice write
Josh
i like this one..very good flow, although sounds more lyrical than poetic..i think you should replace the 4th stanza with somethin else instead of the same thing like if it were a song's chorus..and instead of the title "past is the same" i prefer you change it to somethin like- "Infactuated Distress" or "Captured" or "Unforgettable" or "Infactuated Memoir"
some ideas there..the rest is on u -keep expressing
this sounds like it should be in a song. very nifty work. the only thing i would suggest is another image to go with your 'painting' maybe one that represents you. and the neat thing is that it only has to come up once and you have it.
Submission Name: Past is the same
