Overrun By Weeds

"Overrun By Weeds"
2012

Thick on a summer afternoon
Is how the air begins to feel
So I'm staring at the sun
Hoping this heat is not for real
But the sweat upon my brow
Dissolves the thoughts of dreams
And the street's so desolate
You could paint an Armageddon scene
But I still spend my everyday
Locked deep inside my head
Wondering if I'll ever find a way
To take back the things I said
But the echoes of the door
Are ringing through the halls
'Cause she don't live anymore
And she won't return my calls
Oh, the cure for loneliness
Is what everybody needs
But my heart's the empty home
That's overrun by weeds
So the ghost inside this house
Will haunt his every room
Until he's finally covered up
By whatever is in bloom
Layered thick upon my tongue
Was once a story full of bull
That I just had to tell
It was my final card to pull
But she looked in my eyes
And saw through all the lies
While fighting back the tears
She unraveled all the ties
So now I spend my everyday
Locked deep inside my head
Wondering if I'll ever find a way
To take back the things I said
But the echoes of the door
Are ringing through the halls
'Cause she don't live anymore
And she won't return my calls
Oh, the cure for loneliness
Is what everybody needs
But my heart's the empty home
That's overrun by weeds
So the ghost inside this house
Will haunt his every room
Until he's finally covered up
By whatever is in bloom
See, the vines will climb the walls
To give the house some shade
While behind the drapes I hide
This wretched bed I've made
As I sit inside my chair
Drowning sorrow in despair
This house of cards could fall
Lord, I wouldn't even care
'Cause I can't make her see
I'm not who I used to be
And I can't reclaim the love
That's been denied to me
I took for granted once
And overlooked her twice
The third time's not a charm
'Cause this hell ain't very nice
And I can't keep the flames at bay
While locked deep inside my head
Wondering if I'll ever find a way
To take back the things I said
But the echoes of the door
Are ringing through the halls
'Cause she don't live anymore
And she won't return my calls
Oh, the cure for loneliness
Is what everybody needs
But my heart's the empty home
That's overrun by weeds
So the ghost inside this house
Will haunt his every room
Until he's finally covered up
By whatever is in bloom
I'm a victim of circumstance
That's what I used to claim
But that's a foolish man's chosen dance
So now I'll take all the blame
I came home late too much
If I even came at all
Yet I wondered why her touch
Mirrored the season after fall
But now I know the truth
So place the dunce's cap on me
Because of foolishness
Alone is what I'll have to be
So now I spend my everyday
Locked deep inside my head
Wondering if I'll ever find a way
To take back the things I said
But the echoes of the door
Are ringing through the halls
'Cause she don't live anymore
And she won't return my calls
Oh, the cure for loneliness
Is what everybody needs
But my heart's the empty home
That's overrun by weeds
So the ghost inside this house
Will haunt his every room
Until he's finally covered up
By whatever is in bloom
And maybe in the coming days
I will find a way to be
Or I'll just let nature take it's course
And do away with me...