Memorialisation

[Verse 1]
I've forgotten her face
I don't remember her voice at all
What is she to me, anyway?
Why should I care that I don't recall?
Well, all my pride was misplaced
How could I have been so blind?
What use is a memorial in your mind?

[Chorus]
Cups break, windows crack
Trees die, and don't grow back
If you wait, the leaves will all turn black

[Verse 2]
And she, too, forgot me
At last the whole truth has come to light
It was all just a gambit
A surrender and not a fight
And for all those years, she bore my weight
For love, for hate, she tolerated me
Abandoned me, a worthless scrap to her
Until she died that night
That endless night

[Chorus]
Cups break, windows crack
Trees die, don't grow back
If you wait, the leaves will all turn black

[Verse 3]
Don't you know?
Overgrown houses fall
All they've known, no trace at all
A bird sends up her morning call alone
I've always known how to make things
But not how to break them
I don't know how to take it
When they can't be repaired
I've always known! She's gone
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone
She never cared
Who am I, who was I
To you, my mother?
Answer me!

[Chorus]
Cups break, windows crack
Trees die, don't grow back
Suddenly, everything goes black

[Verse 4]
Songs end, seeds decay
You can't pretend the grief away
Oh, if I could send a reply with the things I'd like to say
I'd say I'm sorry, that I wasted my childhood away
But you're not there
And you can't watch me
Destroy this memorial today