Smear Where the Face Was

Scoop the past and the shell remains
A negative mask, a vanity stain
From this path I know I will not stray
The bottom's not so far after all

I will SMEAR where the face was
Nothing more or less
SMEAR where the face was
Where it goes who knows
(i know what you're gonna say)

Lag behind or standing still
Impulse is fear, and fear you will
A simple gesture made to erase
Debris that took me years to create
I've found a solution, and this one stays;
Just eyes and holes and no mistakes
(just eyes and holes and eyes and holes…)

And a SMEAR where the face was
Nothing more or less
SMEAR where the face was
Where it goes who knows
(easy come, easy go)

…Now sorrow replaces shame
Time clicks by and you wonder why the past gets closer to you every day
What has this space become?
Which course is left to run?
Unbridled void now flowing free – seems that the damage is done

…And the conquest lingers on
Question not the known solemn fact that this is where you now belong
Be still - please refrain!
Embrace the vanity stain!
Memories stripped, emotions run dry with the comfort of absence contained
Ha!