I Will Not Be Forgotten

I could never call or text again
I could never ask about you through a friend
Or mention you in casual conversation
I could tell you it was all a lie
That I tricked you just to see if I
Could work my way into your imagination
I may be dead to you, and far away
A faded symbol of your yesterday
But I swear to you, I will not be forgotten

Oh no, my love
This is not a thing you can decide
Oh know, my love
I will always be there in your mind

You can tell yourself it's for the best
To try to put it all to rest
And give yourself some well-intentioned closure
You can try to rewrite from history
And what you thought you meant to me
Or even call and try to talk it over
You can cross the oceans time again
Or throw yourself to another man
But I swear to you, I will not be forgotten

Oh no, my love
Time is not beholden to your wishes
Oh know, my love
That the passing days turn all of us to ashes

He can drag you everywhere we've been
And make you feel alive again
And even numb the pain of time a-passing
He can promise you the sun and moon
He can tell you you're the only one
And meet your needs before you've even asked him
He can make your wildest dreams come true
And drive the need of me from you
But I'm sorry, love, I will not be forgotten

Oh no, my love
The choices you make cannot be unchosen
Oh know, my love
That some medicines taste just the same as poison