Past Tense

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United Kingdom I
2001

"Past Tense"
Vulnerable

Music & Lyrics: Ray Holt, Andrew Donaldson & Martin Faulkner

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Lyrics

I seem to feel betrayed by the life we could have made
I seem to have lost my faith in everything we gave
No one knows you around these parts.
I'm sorry

I seem to burn at night from the thought of your release
I've found a way to live without you as my mouthpiece
No one sees you with innocent eyes now.
I'm sorry

A simple tale, a love turned stale
Caught offside
Without defence, now she stumbles
In the past tense

I seem to feel that another's words have healed me now
I've found that talking erases your stain somehow
You'll never hear me admit this but
I'm sorry

I can see the world's beauty is there to be found
Losing you brought me the princess I shall one day crown
No one else will love you like I tried to
I'm sorry

A simple tale, a love turned stale
Caught offside
Without defence, now she stumbles
In the past tense

And if we meet again some time, some day
I'd love to say hello
We'll talk of things that once meant all
But were just fake and shallow

On knowing this my smile returns
It lifts me up above the world
For no one saw him until he fell
From the clutches of the girl
Who broke his heart until he thought
She meant nothing at all