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nwesterhouse

Abandon Ship

Did you only love me

Because of close proximity?

Did you slowly hate

who I became?

A girl with dreams is beautiful

But a woman's wildfire woe

You claim the wish

that I had stayed the same

But it wasn't me who changed.

Starry eyes

You idolize

Those older boys

That sell their lies

You fell into their world

away from me

Bitter jealousy, it brews

You hate my friends

Force me to choose

I found my way without you

now I see

The problem between us

Was never me

You abandoned ship then claimed

I left you stranded in the sea

While I broke my hands on anchor chains

Trying to pull you back to me

But if you're going down

Then go down, dear.

I will not sink with you

If that's what you think I'd do

I'm sorry

Then maybe it's true

I've changed.

But I will not be chained to you.

Darling, that's the one thing I will never do.

Was I just convenient, me?

You never asked about my dreams

Knew nothing more about me

than my name

While I pinned all my hopes on you

Waking up and coming through

The only thing you left me

was the blame

All that remains

Is a sinking ship

I thought the captain goes down with

But you dove down into the depths

And left me here

Cold water rushes in

I let it cleanse you from my skin

I will never let you in again, my dear.