Past Tense

How could I fall apart? Did my own skin deceive me I was blinded by the sight of it I hear the echoes that trace Reminders of the past paved over Left behind inside its shallow grave Cling to the shadows, these last straws that keep me entangled with you Like these chains could never break again I see through your lies, I feel the spite in your replies every time And when I close my eyes, you're just a ghost of the life that I left behind (I won't take it back) You were the best in the past tense You were the light in the dark You were the cause of my madness I've, been swirling down the drain that you caused You were the best in the past tense You were the spark in the dark Setting fire to the mattresses and everything our bodies had touched Give me a second, no wait I can barely hear your words, as your voice dissipates And the cycle just goes on and on I'm so long gone But this pleading for what used to be, will only keep on burning me Tell me, give me a reason The seams are broken But you were never worth the pain Sink deep, into what you molded Its what you've chosen And all your words have left their scars on me- You were the best in the past tense You were the light in the dark You were the cause of my madness I've, been swirling down the drain that you caused You were the best in the past tense You were the spark in the dark Setting fire to the mattresses and everything our bodies had touched Before the hate bleeds in Will you bind my heart with skin Make me whole just so you'll never pierce through it again My walls are up, and your time in my space is so long gone Made myself whole so you could never cut your way back in You were the best in the past tense You were the light in the dark You were the cause of my madness I've, been swirling down the drain that you caused You were the best in the past tense You were the spark in the dark Setting fire to the mattresses and everything our bodies had touched