I walked along a city sidewalk
I walked along an empty street...

Words swell up inside me
chaos in my brain...

I hear their cheers, loud, pressing,
a constant drone in my head...

I wanted to ask her if she loved him, or if she...
but her eyes just dared me to ask such a...

Sometimes i wanna ask
if she’s ever thought about it...

He was a beggar I guess,
with clothes tattered and torn...

It’s an illusion of grandeur
this glass house that I build...

She looked at me, and i looked away
her eyes asked too much of someone like me...

It's the adolescent heartbreak
they say will go away...

I see their faces on the television
Blank staring eyes, heavy with disillusionment...

Catch a snowflake on your tongue.
Feel free to scream if something hurts...

What I’ve learned so far -
is that sometimes promises really do get broken...