Once

I didn’t want you to love me
This is why I had to go
Haven’t you heard about me
I’m a lesson that you learn
All my life I avoided
Anything close to the truth
Still in my way I loved you
I never meant you to hurt
My eyes always look forward
Back is a place I don’t go
The past is only shadows
A mirror looking back at me
Although once you did matter
A reflection of a ghost
Kiss me now before I leave
Wipe your tears and broken heart
See me please for what I am
Now and forever we part

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