-Familiar Tears- The tears are falling down my face Onto my pillow I can see the stains of old memories Seeing you and all the things you did Why did you say that? Then you ask why I cry? What sets me off like this, I don't know Let's think of all the things I did Mistakes you made Then YOU tell ME Is this how you intended me to be? Is this how we're going to live our lives? Endless wars and killing Yelling and false accusing What else is there to do but cry? Dried tears on my face are replaced with new scars and razorblade cuts that bleed red You can't save me now...can you? You put me here, now take me out I never did anything to deserve this I needed you so bad, and you made me cry Sickening thoughts resound in my head Why am I thinking of this? Of you? Why am I caring so much? Now I remember Your stickey sweet attitude Your flirtatious smile and sly manner If I had only known 3 weeks ago that i'd be crying now You'd be the one alone in need of help And I wouldn't be crying My pillow wouldn't be stained with your memory You'd be gone And I'd be fine
Thanks, Derek! My friend Nicole and I took the poem and made it a song, here it is. Familiar Tears The tears are falling down my face Onto my pillow I can see the stains of old memories Seeing you and all the things you did Why did you say that? Then you ask why I cry? What sets me off like this, I don't know Let's think of all the things I did Mistakes you made Then YOU tell ME Chorus What can I do now? Is this how you intended me to be? Crying on my bed With my face buried in a tear stained pillow Is this how we're going to live our lives? With false accusations and lies? Endless wars and killing Yelling and false accusing I cannot take this we have both inflicted on ourselves What else is there to do but cry? Dried tears on my face are replaced with new scars and razorblade cuts that bleed red You can't save me now...can you? Don’t be ashamed 'cause no one can You put me here, now take me out (let me be) I never did anything to deserve this (so leave me alone) I needed you so bad, and you made me cry (so let me go) Sickening thoughts resound in my head (they play over and over again) Why am I thinking of this? Of you? (It’s wrong and I know it) Why am I caring so much? (I question my actions so much) Chorus What can I do now? Is this how you intended me to be? Crying on my bed With my face buried in a tear stained pillow Is this how we're going to live our lives? With false accusations and lies? Endless wars and killing Yelling and false accusing I cannot take this we have both inflicted on ourselves Now I remember Your sticky sweet attitude Your flirtatious smile and sly manner If I had only known 3 weeks ago that I’d be crying now You'd be the one alone in need of help And I wouldn't be crying My pillow wouldn't be stained with your memory You'd be gone And I’d be fine Now I remember (Try to remember, let’s try to remember) Your sticky sweet attitude (What you said to me) Your flirtatious smile and sly manner (You did it on purpose) If I had only known 3 weeks ago that I’d be crying now (I’d be crying...I’d be crying) You'd be the one alone in need of help (I’d be better off than now) And I wouldn't be crying (I’d be better off than now) (I’d be better off than now) My pillow wouldn't be stained with your memory (I’d be better off than now) You'd be gone (I can do better than this) And I’d be fine (Let me GO)
And me of Lynn. Damn, this is a good one to use on her..... She got dumped again the other day, and came crying to me again...of course, she'd never consider me again, and I know that, so I just faked being at work and bailed. Screw that...