The World Won't Save You

Goodbye, troubled girl,
Don't look back from your path,
I remember you from a video, back in days when
The tape would twist in the machine.

I watched that recording the day before last,
You were laughing at the moment the tape stuck fast.

Farewell, former love,
Don't cry now - I'm in the past.
But I'll allow that smile to make me cry, on the TV screen,
This last time.

I remember me from a memory, back in days when,
Your smile would murder my heart.

I recalled that moment the day before last,
Where I lied as I wished you well,
And I watched the tape burning, singing:

So long, broken girl,
Don't look back,
Don't weep for the loser that cared.
For he never really did stop caring -
He just chose to take care of himself.