Retrospect is best
I'll buy a camera
to record some stuff
All I thought is that
it could be fun
The question
that came next
Is if my memories lead
to stark regret
Well then
why would I watch
For every crater
on the moon
There's an empty beer
around the room
Only wanted sleep
Could you show me
my options
Nothing left to drink
Holding on so
the nausea might subside
So what then
Do nothing for fear
I'll remember
what I've been
No prodigal son
maybe an inconvenience
Poison tends
to taste sweet
Failures tend to think
they know
What's good for themselves
but then I see
For every crater
on the moon
There's an empty beer
around the room
Only wanted sleep
Could you show me
my options
Nothing left to drink
Holding on
'til the nausea breaks
Is this the punishment
I've earned
Relive who I've been
when at my worst
Every single night
looking for a distraction
Waiting for the sun
to rise
Pretty sight
for some hollow eyes
Peeling at labels
the minor stimulation
keeps my mind up
Laying in bed
there's a brave assumption
I won't try to crawl out
Hiding my face
when in public
let's avoid
all confrontation
They say
you can't force it
then how
can I change myself
The question
that came next
Is if my memories lead
to stark regret
Well then
why would I watch
For every crater
on the moon
There's an empty beer
around the room
Only wanted sleep
Could you show me
my options
Nothing left to drink
Holding on
'til the nausea breaks
Is this the punishment
I've earned
Relive who I've been
when at my worst
Every single night
looking for a distraction
Waiting for the sun
to rise
Pretty sight
for some hollow eyes
Retrospect is best
It's always there so
it can hold me back
From the things
that I want