Look Away

Two eyes starring back at me On a magazine in my room Could help paper tragedies? Paper tragedies that I glue So what goes a memory If it only feeds black and blue? Creating a fantasy Something I can read, its true I will only look away, if you stay If you stay I will only look away If you stay, if you stay I don't see it Another message left for me in code Hieroglyphics I never figured out how to Unfold your paper crane's origami agony I ripped the edges It gave me pleasure Figuring it out Each question in a shroud It's been forever, wasn't forever I will only look away If you say If you say I will only look away If you say If you say I will only look away If you say If you say I will only look away If you say If you say Now when I close my eyes I see how much I've lost From scratching a memory 'til all the colors off Revealing a jagged line still there in black and white When I close my eyes If I close my eyes But I can't laugh about it yet It's all too soon The things we used to joke about have all come true I had to slowly back away I will only look away If you say If you say I will only look away If you say I will only look away If you say If you say I will never look away If you say