Deperegrinated Lyrics

Let me see the look on your face

When you see that I have come back

You thought that I turned back

On a life that I used to love

You feared that I’d find a hook and line

Get drawn in and become obsessed with

A desire to reinvent the wheel

With your brand name Band Aid surface cures

But you inspired me more than that

I know to make men better

You have to start with yourself

So now I have returned

To a place that I remember

To a life I couldn’t ask for

And I want your reaction

To be something I can picture

In my mind when I reflect back

On the fondest memories of my life

And I hope you don’t crack a smile

When I’m expecting you to cry

And I hope you laugh out loud

When I tell you that I tried

A hundred times to say I love you

When it meant that I could have you

And I regret every word I left unsaid

As for the words that got out

I’m sorry that they had to be

So clumsy and naïve

The effect they had was what I was afraid of

But if I can take them back

And you can take me as I am

I’ll touch your hands and hold you

Here in silence ‘til the dust and wind

Turns us both into sand