Ending Things from Perlegere by Fingle

[Verse 1]
Being alone isn’t the worst thing,
It’s okay to be lonely, I can deal with loneliness.
We can’t have everything, I can’t have everything.
The snow falls silent driving an endless road,
Two voices are talking, but one never knows.

[Pre-Chorus]
Jake is talking, my phone is ringing again,
The caller will leave a message, the same message,
I should tell Jake, but I can't tell Jake

[Spoken]
There's only one question to resolve. I'm scared. I feel a little crazy, I'm not lucid. The assumptions are right. I can feel my fear growing. Now is the time for the answer. Just one question. One question to answer.


[Chorus]
It’s the thoughts that count,
Thought is reality.
Actions can be faked,
But the mind speaks honestly.
What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?

[Verse 2]
Parents with faces that shifted in time,
The walls breathe memories that aren’t mine.
We can’t know what others are thinking,
Even those we’re closest to… maybe it’s impossible.
Dinner seems lonely, the pictures rearrange,
Nothing is steady, everything is strange.

[Verse 3]
A stop on the return, fluorescent light,
Machines for cold drinks glowing too bright.
The waitress looks through me, words don’t land,
A lemonade sweats cold in my trembling hand.
Small talk echoes, hollow and strange,
Is this real or a memory? Will it change?

[Bridge]
The school at night, a janitor’s eyes,
Echoes in the hallway, voices collide.
Who we want to be doesn’t matter,
If there’s no way to get there.
I’m thinking of ending things
I’m thinking of ending things.

[Chorus]
It’s the thoughts that count,
Thought is reality.
Actions can be faked,
But the mind speaks honestly.
What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?

[Outro]
Alone at last, the doors are locked
Loneliness is all I have.
The play is over, curtain falls,
Were there ever two of us at all?
I can’t have everything.
I can’t have everything.

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