Since U Left

Since you left
There's been a tightness in my chest
But my heart it keep on beating
Even though it don't know why
Since you left
There's been a lightness in my breath
But my lungs just keep on breathing
Couldn't stop 'em if I tried
I learned the way
The world I see changes each day
Whether you want it to or not
So go and dry your crying eyes
Or beg and plead
Tell the world that what you need
Was left behind, but it don't matter
For I doubt you'll change it's mind

Remember when
I said you were more than a friend
Rather a part of me that I
Had lived my life so far without
It's no wonder we were scared
When we noticed the cracks spread
I'd forgot how I got by alright
Before you came around

But I know that I can't change
If things just stay the same
And each day relive the pain
Over and over in my head
Well I know that I can grow
It's harder than I ever known
But I do it for my chest
That's been so damn down since you left

So I went home
Feeling sober and alone
Not sure where to put my hands
Or to rest my weary head
I wondered how
I could go on living without
The part of me that made me feel like I
Should get on out of bed
So I cut off my hair
To remind me not to care
When a part of me feels lost
That I should just give it some time
And it helped to know
If you can bleed then you can grow
And I'm so glad that I'm a new man
And I'm glad that's not a crime

Cos I know that I can't change
If things just stay the same
And each day relive the pain
Over and over in my head
Well I know that I can grow
It's harder than I ever known
But I do it for my chest

I repent my sins
And pack it all in
Like the world's gonna end
If I'm not on the mend
I figured it out
And swallowed my doubts
With which I have been blessed
Since the day that you left