One mark of absent mindedness The harshness of loathing skin and bone Losses are lesser, nurture this burden And disposal is a waste of it all An absent influence that brings relief Keep your secrecy it's never meant anything to me Unfolding insincerity, talent lies in deceit The craft of cheating Make believe misfortune to keep yourself down Undaunted when the real disaster hits Disconnect, keeping distance At the last moment come to lose what you've found
The faintest spark attempting to impart Coughed up promises churned out to embrace faith, not one was ever Believed There's no quality like arrogance, there's no defense when falling flat is Risking fortune These things are sent to test us. The practice of misleading, every measure Unforeseen The strains of undue weight First error lies elsewhere Retreat, march on! Repairing the damage that has been done Crushed, move on! Finding comfort in these lessons