The time was late and the sky was black
I'd been to a friends was on the way back
Had a couple bubbles from stories gassed
And stumble on down into the underpass
The light manufactured struggled for life
In dim short bursts an' flashes of white
As I stepped forward, making my way
Thought if I was straight; I may be afraid
Then a trail of water, led my sight
So I lifted my head clocked a shape in the white
And a dark silhouette with a rope 'round it's neck
Is curled up on the floor in a puddle of wet
I said hey there friend looking at your end
I've got nothing to give but an ear to lend
And he looked up sharp with empty eyes
And I knew right then I could empathise
He said he used to see light, but all is dark
He said he used to have hope, before he tore it apart
He said he used to have respect - an honorable man
Now strangers spit down in disgust of what I am
He said god used to visit me, every other day
But I cut the tethers and he drifted away
I've put my hands together, tied to get him on the line
But he musta' changed his number - it's been a long time
So now I'm so alone, depressed and afraid
And nothing can undo the bed that I've made
Said he used to have friends - an occupied mind
But when you lose what you got - to get you're far behind
I thought I was too good, I thought I was too busy
But I was lyin' to myself when I look back think "who is he"
My time was my own, I didn't give due curtsy
And I see myself in those ignoring an' cursing me
So why'd I expect, or deserve a kind hand
When I myself would look down on a man...
With a rope around his neck and a story so bland
With regrets so loud like a marchin' band
So I nodded and smiled and joked of hindsight
Spoke of how life is avoiding blind-sides
Said pain is certain but not the reaction
And you can't trip yourself for not keeping traction
Said I'm not one to give advice
As I know nothing of your stakes
It's up to you, to take a look
And make your mind what's real or fake
He told me not to worry
He's found a message from fate
'Coz ice may melt
But ropes may break
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