Used to Matter

See, these days it's different
It's all new
The world is gone and I am too
Wishing I was closer to
Back when it used to matter

All my coins are gone
It's plastic now
My iPod's got me asking how
Could all my albums take me down
Back when it used to matter?

Now it seems
That we are all wrapped up so tight
Light just can't get in
And I feel that we can't see

Now it seems
That we are all wrapped up so tight
Light just can't get in
And I feel, it's not maybe

So, my watch is worthless, so is my pen
And it seems nothing is greater than
Something that takes me way back when
Back when it used to matter

All the words I write are on a screen
And the friends I have, have added me
And there's no record of anything
And now we all cease to matter

Now it seems
That we are all wrapped up so tight
Light just can't get in
And I feel we can't see, no, no

Now it seems
That we are all wrapped up so tight
Light just can't get in
And I feel, it's not maybe
It's not maybe, you see

So you die when you turn 22
But they're gonna wait to bury you
'Cause you got a 9 to 5 to do
And that's supposed to matter

And you replace your time in between
With other people's hopes and dreams
And they live their lives on your T.V.
And now you don't even matter

Oh, it seems
That we are all wrapped up so tight
Life just never gets in
And I feel that we can't see
That we can't see

Oh, that we, oh, that we
Are all wrapped up so tight
Life just never gets in
And I feel, that we can't see
It's not maybe, it's certainly

And I know we can't see
I just want us to be
Who we're supposed to be
Who we're supposed to be

Who we are
And doesn't it seem like we're kinda far?
From the original plan from the start
Back when it used to matter