A Lesson in Grief

I'm living in silence
I learned to dismantle all my pride
The feelings are violent
Heaven and hell both know I tried

Yeah, you lit the match to all that we had
But it's my choice to watch it burn
Now it's all the same and you're all to blame
But it's on me that this still hurts

And I finally think I found some hope
And I'm not afraid, afraid to let you go
You were the part of me that died
But I never mourned you, I never cried
So live how you will, I hope that it helps you cope

I’m learning to grieve now
Lamenting a family still alive
My wounds are still open
You forced me to learn to say goodbye

Are you leaving soon? The ghost in my room
But I'm the one unfulfilled
A curse in my head, you left me for dead
A phantom that haunts me still

And I finally think I found some hope
And I'm not afraid, afraid to let you go
You were the part of me that died
But I never mourned you, I never cried
So live how you will, I hope that it helps you cope

Be gone, be gone, dammit
Be gone, because I never said I'd wait now
Be gone, be gone, dammit
Be gone, because I never said I'd wait for you

And I finally think I found some hope
And I'm not afraid, afraid to let you go
You were the part of me that died
But I never mourned you, I never cried
So live how you will, I hope that it helps you cope