My Dear Friend

My dear friend
I can see that it's killing you
The prison that you're living in
Is doing you in

My dear friend
The damage shows in your face
A soul too gentle for the world's embrace
It's not this place

So now I find myself in mourning
From things you had to say
And though it came without a warning
I could feel it a light year away

My dear friend
With all that we've been going through
Did you ever really have a clue
Why people try to take care of you?

So go restore your naiveté
Arise where you've fallen flat
But don't you promise me a future
We both know better than that

And I don't have to remind you
Change comes from within
And I don't ever want to find you
So dependent again

My dear friend
Learn to take care of your own
But please don't act as if you've finally grown
In the great unknown

My dear friend
We don't know anything before our eyes
I only know that someone once was wise
Said "no goodbyes"
My dear friend