To Chris and Jesse

I told you again and again

That we could turn it around

That it wasn’t too late

Not for you

And not for me

You never listened;

Not once

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I begged you to stop

I told you that I couldn’t keep trying

To save a lost cause

Watch you run yourself into the ground

A promise for me

And a promise to you

Not again

Never again

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So I’ll just leave the stone half-engraved

Drop a rose for the memories

And then I’m going to walk away

Just like I told you I would.