I can see serenity.
But I’m never at peace with myself.
I know that I have many flaws.
But I don’t want to be anybody else.

I can hear the music.
But I will never sing the song.
I can know all the answers.
But the question I always seem to get wrong.

I can feel the concept.
But I can’t take the path.
I can grasp my future.
But I always remain staring at the aftermath.

I can smell the victory.
But I never escape defeat.
I know to extinguish the flames.
But I’m always caught up in the heat.

It was just like tasting you.
I knew touching you was all I ever sought.
But I knew it couldn’t last.
And now I’m left to be forgot.

I never listened to anyone.
Heard nothing they tried to teach.
And now I’m here facing everything I’ve wanted.
But it’s all too far away.
Just out of my reach.