Something by Me and Something by Them

Lies pouring out of me
I convinced everyone, even myself
Covered by a jeweled veil for all the wrong reasons
Why wasn’t there a single right reason present?

Don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t party
Follow the rules and you’ll be perfect
Never mind the rules were meant to be broken
How else do we learn?

Six feet under they were buried
My heart’s true feelings were silenced
Pleasing everyone else comes so naturally
When did my own self stop mattering?

Planning a bright future out of dark clouds
While smiling through the hurt
Tears of pain flow down my cheeks
I’ve known all along what I should do

An immaculate wedding was thrown

While a marriage ceased to exist
Roommates coming and going

Enjoying their time apart far more than the alternative

They both deserve better than a constant battle
They both deserve hearts filled with love to give and receive
They both deserve to look forward to the rest of their lives
They both deserve a new beginning

Cath. . .

by "Death Cab for Cutie"

Cath. . .

She stands with a well intentioned man

But she can't relax with his hand on the small of her back

As the flashbulbs burst she holds a smile

Like someone would hold a crying child

Soon everybody will ask what became of you

'Cause your heart was dying fast

And you didn't know what to do

Cath. . .

It seemed that you lived in someone else's dream

In a hand-me-down wedding dress

With the things that could have been, are repressed

But you said your vows and closed the door

On so many men who would have loved you more

Soon everybody will ask what became of you

'Cause your heart was dying fast

And you didn't know what to do

The whispers that it won't last roll up and down the pews

And if their hearts were dying that fast

They would have done the same as you

And I would've done the same as you