Sandcastles

Two big leaps forward, one giant leap back
Life was calm and we couldn't have that
Shattered and torn my world has to fall
And underneath I know I've created it all
Stumbling my way through life
The past is haunting and stings like a knife
A recurring problem that won't seem to fade
Afraid of the mistakes that I could possibly make
Stuck in this puddle of doom
Waiting for the storm to pass through

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And now, I just feel so out of place
My sandcastles drowned by the waves
Holding on to my endless sorrow
Afraid of what's to come tomorrow
Gathering shattered pieces of regret
Thinking I've got nothing left
Desperately clinging to hope
That happiness I'll come to know

I do what they ask, and bow my head to pray
Hoping that someone will show me the way
My heart is not bulletproof
I struggle to handle the truth
Repeating mistakes I've already made
Forgetting my umbrella in the rain
Casting shadows on my breaking heart
My full circle always missing a part
Wondering what's left for me
Trying to pick up the pieces and leave

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Engulfed in sadness and impending rage
I'm like a tiger bound to his cage
Full of promise but out of luck
Worried about things that don't matter much
Searching for my flame to ignite the fire within
Finding the courage to let the light in
Wandering through losing the race
Struggling simply to find my place

Strangers

I never knew what love could be
Or what the Lord had in store for me
I always wanted to be a shining star
To have my dreams, and make them go far
You came along promising something new
You said take my heart it beats just for you
But you and I weren't meant to be
You signed a promise you just couldn't keep

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We were strangers when I met you
Strangers when I loved you
Strangers when I said I would put nothing above you
All my life I've been chasing life's little dangers
But my Mama always told me not to fall in love with strangers

I didn't see the warning signs
I was blinded by love
I was raised to keep it all in line
When times for rough
All my attempts to help us change and grow
Were met with resistance and the word no
You turned into something I would soon regret
And I'd often sit and wonder were you still the man I met

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Now heartbreak is a crime that one should not commit
My tears have crossed a line I really don't care to admit
Sometimes I have to wonder why my heart was quick to fall
Because the man deep down under wasn't the man I met at all