Maria Mena - Dear... - 2008


I'll always treasure the naivety of the past we've shared
Our bodies grew much faster than our minds
But together we got good at stopping time
My teen angst drove me to hurt myself
And I made you watch
Oh, the pain I must have caused
But by staying around you saved my life

We were never meant to be lovers
Just fellow late bloomers who blossomed apart

Watching my parents made me look for something destructive
And there you were with all the characteristics of my mum
Familiarity of home
The geographic gap led to forced adulthood
And your rage exposed
I'm glad we left things when we did
I doubt I'd survive another bloody nose

We were never meant to be lovers
We just mirrored each other's self-destructiveness

The spotlight burned in the room when we were together
And we played our parts
And I wore an imaginary TV screen
So you never got to touch my heart

We were never meant to be lovers
Our egos fed off each other
And died overweight

I thought I'd seen it all when you walked in
But you shut me up
And challenged every wrong perception I've had of myself
And you haven't ever stopped