The Ship of Theseus

Sometime last month
I started growing out my hair
And I know John won't believe it
But I've been working on a beard
I hope this isn't just a change for the sake of change
I'd like to think that I'm improving
But maybe I'm just playing games

A fresh coat of paint
To disguise that I'm the same
We're all making progress
Or at least that's what we've taught ourselves to claim

Tell me tomorrow will be better than today
If you have to lie, then lie
I just need to hear you say it
Tell me everything we love will always stay
That what we've made will never die
Say anything, I swear I will believe it

I used to have so many reasons not to go
But every single one has vanished
And I guess I didn't follow
It feels like light leaked through the cracks around the bulb
The brightness drained away like water
And left the fixture dead and dull

So what is left, when joy has faded to routine?
How many boards can you replace
Before the house you built is no longer the same?

Tell me tomorrow will be better than today
If you have to lie, then lie
I just need to hear you say it
Tell me everything we love will always stay
That what we've made will never die
Say anything, I swear I will believe it

I need you here, whatever else may come to pass
If you left, it might not kill me
But I would never be alive again

Tell me tomorrow will be better than today
If you have to lie, then lie
I just need to hear you say it
Tell me everything we love will always stay
That what we've made will never die
Say anything, I swear I will believe it