Memories of the love we still produce

So you're a mess? well then, so am i
It's cast in stone. we're all trying not to cry
We blurt words out, and we see truth in it
But give it a day or two. you'll smell the bullshit

It's only happily ever after
If you don't wake up after a sunny day
To hide from gloom is to twist yourself
And wring every teardrop till you're blue, then you're gray

I thought we'd be better than mom and dad
End the cycle to start again
But I think they were better parents
Than they were better humans

And I used to think I was so innocent
So nice, so kind, so unfortunate
It's malice, facade, I'm just being sly
Since what's the use in bullshit if not to pass it around?

"don't be silly, be a man"?
A mantra nothing more than a shitty slogan
Shouldn't i just be open if everyone's gonna die?

It's only happily ever after
If you don't wake up after a sunny day
To hide from gloom/harm is to lay down and die

A message from my father on a 2 month old gas bill
"you are much better than I've ever been!"
He meant no harm to me, but harm is all I see
Not towards me, but towards himself

When did you give up? do you plan to try again?
When will I give up? do I plan to give in?
When did you give up? do you plan to try again?
When will I give up? do I plan to give in?

You used to stand so tall
What strengthens your resolve
To concede your fate to lifeless plains
Of cloudy pollutants and acid rain?

Get used to feeling small
I know you know it all
But do you know true heroes had a change of heart
And there's no better place than rock bottom to start?

Everything will be okay
We won't save each other but I'm rooting for you
Maybe I'll never see you again
But I'll be thinking of you
And the memories of the love we still produce