Wheel (Alternate Version)

[Verse 1]
A truth that never fails
A life so weak and frail
It’s the humbling honesty of a beautiful blue sky
As I wonder where beneath this awesome sight my heart will die
And beat its final beat and sigh its final sigh
And as heavy as that thought may be, I feel no need to cry
Because I’m already gone
The boy is gone
Beautiful oblivion, unbreakably true
Because somebody locked all the windows and doors
That lead out of this room

[Verse 2]
A truth that never fails
A life so weak and frail
I know, I know, you’re scared to fail
But a life in fear is stale
So eat a large pizza, visit Paris, and chase the dreams you love
Start loving life, start living love before your turn is done
Sadness can be something cruel when you’re the only one
But being sad together is a million times more fun
So why don’t you and I
Why don’t you and I get tragic together? (Yeah)

[Chorus]
A truth that never fails
A life so weak and frail
It’s hard to bear, it’s hardly fair
But me, I just don’t care

[Bridge]
It’s the joy of reminiscing over happy times that passed
And the bittersweet reality of never going back
It’s the pain that paralyzes, knowing life will slip away
So we compensate by loving friends and family each day
It’s the feeling of repeating what you never did begin
It’s the folly of succeeding when you know you’ll never win
It’s the irony of knowing what a funny spot we’re in
That you can’t get off this tragic wheel without giving it one more spin

[Chorus]
A truth that never fails (You don’t have to cry anymore)
A life so weak and frail (You don’t have to cry anymore)
I know I know, you’re scared, it shows (You don’t have to cry)
But I swear we’ll make it there

[Outro]
(Embracing oblivion) A truth that never fails
(It embraces us, too) A life so weak and frail
(Well, at least for the moment) It’s hard to bear, it’s hardly fair
(I’ll always be right here for you) But me, I just don’t care