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For Those Left Behind

from Petrichor (2016) by Young Fantom

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See everybody needs a team to see them through this wicked life
But your right hand is more than close enough to slip a knife
These bright and friendlies full of light are like florescents twisted tight
Their friendly glow is artificial 'til it shatters. Hit the lights
And truthfully I never learned it youthfully
Allowed myself to surround myself with clowns that had a use for me
And when it proved to be my turn to face the music these
same fools became elusive "poof" and had no more to do with me
And that's the way I built this guard up, now you're hard up
to see me approach the table until I see you hold your cards up
I don't need more wildcards so show me that's it's straight and flush
my house is full enough without some jokers trying to shake things up
And I'm so past the way we have to play this blasted game
Where everyone disguises their true faces like some masquerade
I'm keeping Eyes Wide, Shutting down the mystery
til you're all like high school textbooks: fake as fuck excuse for history

(chorus)
For those left behind
Past mistakes of mine
Know that you have served your purpose
There's no better time
Break and sever ties
Cut the weight so I can surface

So consider this an open letter warning that I'm cold as ever
'cause when I get into hot water my circle shrinks like cotton-woven sweaters
And those that know me better know I'd never go and leave
anybody I know out in the cold without more than sufficient reason
So I guess it's open season and everybody's hunting something I know
If it's one for the road or the bucks and the dough
I'm just trying to get my ducks in a row
And it sucks that I know the people claiming we're as thick as thickness is
When shit gets wicked then these bitches disappear like witnesses
The gist is this: my friends aren't friends if fun's their only purpose
When the drinks are flowing it's easy to think it's going great and perfect
Until that party's over, turn it down like hotel service
Act is over, people stop responding to their lines it's curtains
So there's less than 10 I'd count as friends and I fully trust like 5 of those
And there's only 3 or 4 that I'll have around me when my eyes are closed
Now I'm getting cross in lines because you're crossin' lines I wrote
in sand when this relationship set sail before you rocked the boat

(chorus)
For those left behind
Past mistakes of mine
Know that you have served your purpose
There's no better time
Break and sever ties
Cut the weight so I can surface

(bridge)
I had this dream where all of you surrounded me
The smirks upon your faces still so vivid it astounded me
After all I've conquered should have known you'd still look down on me
Or maybe you're recalling fondly all that you've drained out of me
But that snarl gave me life the one that once was drowning me
In my dream it sparked a thought that seemed somewhat profound to me
If I had a door that led back to before you turned around on me
and I had 10 seconds to make that choice I'd fucking burn it down in three

(chorus)
For those left behind
Past mistakes of mine
Know that you have served your purpose
There's no better time
Break and sever ties
Cut the weight so I can surface

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from Petrichor (2016), released May 31, 2016

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