shrinking (stripped)

It's time I revisited
That old lesson I'd learned
That what has existed continues
And folds over again
But I kept it to myself
What was keeping me from sleep
While your eyes pierced
Through the darkness
Fending off those dreams
And I prayed for a change
Hoping it'd be me
But I was just no match for
Who you'd settled to be

A waste bin full of paper
Crumbled and thrown
A will and a lighter and
Late walks not far from home

The frame you're using
Can't support itself
The rooms are spinning and
Your hair is falling out
Your mirror's bent but still
Reflects that girl
Shrinking under guilt in the
Shadow of the world

I wonder what you imagined
Sitting in that room
Your legs crossed in an armchair
You explaining you
Was it me and my judgement
Glares and promises?
Was it them and their ignorance
Simply unaware?
I'd had my suspicions
I actually was quite sure
But I was just too forceful
Or cautious, as it were
Now here we are in armchairs
Explaining all our words
Around all those petty concepts
Like value and worth and

I'll admit that I was further
Out than I thought
And you and I both were
A little out of touch

The frame you're using
Can't support itself
The rooms are spinning and
Your hair is falling out
Your mirror's bent but still
Reflects that girl
Shrinking under guilt in the
Shadow of the world

You've been drowning in your clothes
I know, I know, I know
The world's a heavy load
I know, I know, I know

You fell so deep in yourself
I don't believe you'll climb out anymore