The Girl You Used To Be

Dimly lit bridge,

you're in the middle smoking a cig.

I thought you were so cool,

walking around like you own this overpriced school.

Friendships fade,

undoing the ends of my pigtail braids.

You chose a superficial path,

that will exhibit all my wrath.

Burn down the bridge,

and burn me with it.

Torch the memories,

of when it was just you and me.

Before you started,

calling me a liar,

drowning in pyre,

falling in briars,

of the girl you used to be,

when it was only you and me.

You're peaking in high school,

driving 80 till you run out of fuel.

You can't talk to your chosen mates,

about anything that illustrates,

what you actually feel.

Do you still punch holes in walls,

or are you saving for the great brawl,

when you fuck up and fall.

Burn down the bridge,

and burn me with it.

Torch the memories,

of when it was just you and me.

Before you started

calling me a liar,

drowning in pyre,

falling into briars,

of the girl you used to be,

when it was just you and me.

Everyone grows up,

everyone moves on,

I'm living my life,

knowing it will get better.

This will be your peak,

your snowy mountain top,

the high you'll forever be chasing.

You're a real rags to riches story,

how you moved up in ranks but lost perspective

along the way.

And I don't wanna be your friend anymore,

not since you walked out the door,

and lost all of your unique personality,

just to become a preppy wannabe.

Burn down the bridge,

and burn me with it.

Torch the memories,

of when it was just you and me.

Before you started,

calling me a liar,

drowning in pyre,

falling into briars,

of the girl you used to be,

when it was just you and me.