Remission

You’re the cancer for my heart,
I’ve put you in remission but,
No matter what I say or do,
I can’t completely purge you.

Looking at a picture or hearing a song,
Remembering what we had that is now long gone.
Now baby, I’ve got my defenses up,
And in return I’ve gained a cold heart.

Seeing you in person makes me sick,
Lets me know I can forgive but never forget.
I’ll never look at you the same,
But you’re not the one to blame.

Every time I think of your kiss,
It’s like I’m gliding razors across my wrist.
You had me out of commission,
But now I’ve put you in remission.

Time no longer stands still,
I’m now ready for connection.
I’ve done my self-correction,
I’ve learned my lesson,
Now all there’s left to do is search…
Search for a possible cure for this infection.

Now looking back,
I see I was wrong.
You’re the correction for this infection,
And I been livin’ a lie.
Baby it’s you that I need,
You’re the cure indeed.

Every time I struggled through,
I thought of you.
I realized there’s gotta be more,
Gotta be more.
Gotta be more to our time.

Now there’s a chance,
For recompense,
A moment of forgiveness.
A moment for a miracle.
I’m ready to embrace the present,
And shove away the past.

And I was wrong.
I look at you like I did before,
No longer perception’s altered,
Time has faltered and proven key,
To this heart you can still see.

So let’s prove love prevails,
And this time let’s not fail.
We can make it work,
Just like it did before.
Let’s keep our promise,
And give praise to the optimist.