You tell me all that is wrong with me
And what is just not right
As I fail with every breath I take
Taking them all for you
Wanting desperately to find some middle ground
Where I'm not the guy you really want
But maybe someone
Who's not so terrible
As this image you keep seeing in your head
Because I don't want to fail anymore
I don't want to hurt
I don't want you to hate me anymore
You can't stand to look at me anymore
Cuz I remind you of all your own failures
And you realize that they'll never add up
To all that I'm not.
August 7, 2003