Fool Me Once

Hello my dear, how have you been I know it's been a while You say you're well, but I can tell That there's something in your smile That wasn't there so long ago When sunlight filled your eyes Now darkness is all that remains Behind a bright disguise I hope that you're happy with this mess that you've made And the body count along the way You're so good at pretending you may even fool yourself But I won't be fooled again I don't see why you feel the need To remind me everyday That in the end I had a choice And I chose to walk away Well it took years and too many tears To find the strength to say That a life of truth in solitude Beat your mind fucks any day I hope that you're happy with this mess that you've made And the body count along the way You're so good at pretending you may even fool yourself But I won't be fooled again The best laid plans of mice and men often go askew Which is how I ended up that day with no clue what to do Neither poet nor pro do I claim to be, still I hate to sound cliche But despite the scrapes and scars sustained I'm still alive today If I knew then what I know now Would I let it go so long Or would I have cut ties and left the lies And started moving on When I looked around upon the ground At the shards of glass on the floor That's when I should have known that I'd never find Any comfort in those arms anymore I hope that you're happy with this mess that you've made And the body count along the way You're so good at pretending you may even fool yourself But I won't be fooled No I won't be fooled No I'll never be fooled again