Someone I Once Knew Lyrics

He lay at night, touring the thoughts in his mind

The sky grew dark as he lost concept of time

A friend he'd once had

Now slipped away

The sadness that he should have felt

Came so quick and yet felt so delayed

He would once sing and play on the stage

That was late at the end of the day

He admired his tender soul

And warmth in the breeze

Convenience now had gone

And he sleeps off the pain as he bleeds

A mind left so tortured

With no way to alter

The gaping black hole

That was left in his soul

And the pain since then has grew

A mind left so tortured

With no way to alter

The gaping black hole

That was left in his soul

No traces left now but a few

By someone I once knew

How am I to feel like that once again

When guilt wracks my conscience for how it did end

Though deep in my memory

You will remain

And I hope that you're still there

For I know that I cannot be the same

A mind left so tortured

With no way to alter

The gaping black hole

That was left in his soul

And the pain since then has grew

A mind left so tortured

With no way to alter

The gaping black hole

That was left in his soul

No traces left but a few

By someone I once knew