Horse That Rides

Don't let them use you.

The light has burned out
Flashed and shattered, I can see it’s now torn
Crashed down, and failed to learn
Glass broken where you step now
The liquid slowly drains as you feel trapped


I told you not to go, but here you are now standing in vain
I told you not to shoot, but here you are now, feeling drained
The feeling slowly leaves, making you seem so obscene
Help me understand why when we fly, we can never get down
I promise I meant to leave, but I just couldn’t


I grip the pillow feeling like I’m falling down
To a place where the climb outweighs the fall
I can’t not help but see myself in this horrid light
Maybe I’ll leave one day, but until then I’ll just stay
I’ll picture what I could have had


I’d ask if you could help me up, but I think you’re better laying down
You took the trip until you forgot where you belonged
The horse takes you for a ride and you don’t mind
I’m left with you here dying, choking in your own tongue
Maybe I should have stayed, but I think I feel better in this place


The horse it stares at me and I think it knows
Sometimes the ride outweighs the destination
Sometimes you don’t use the horse
Sometimes you don’t see that fine line
Sometimes the horse that rides is the horse that uses you