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TIMES LIKE THESE

(T. Beechey)



It's times like when you reflect, speculate on what is not

The lessons taught provide few clues, but who's to say they're all you've got?

And, as you sink into the depth, you've kept one promise still intact

But the fact remains that someone knows and so it goes against the pact



All throughout you have learned

As seasons turn from green to gold

To hold tightly onto what is yours

Amidst the wars that fate unfolds



It's times like these when you reflect, speculate on what's behind

You just might find what you lost but at the cost of your own mind

And, as you drift into that realm, you're overwhelmed by it all

By the dulling of a distant voice...the choice to stay remains your call



All throughout you've reconciled

Between the child and the man

But just how can they coexist

If each resists the other's plan?



It's times like these when you reflect, speculate on what could be

But all you see is the past casting shadows by degree

And, as you fade within the scene, what it means is meaningless

As yesterday repeats once more, but who it's for is anyone's guess



All throughout you've understood

You never could play a role

But now your soul wonders why

The lies you've heard are in control



It's times like these when you reflect, speculate on what's to come

But from the point where you stand the candles, one by one, go numb

And, as you slowly dissipate, the waiting is its own reward

As you look toward what's looking back: the blackness which you can't afford



All throughout you've compromised

You've realized your place within

But now you've been in denial

That all the while your fate begins