Wash Yourself Away

Watching a friend struggle

...take those drinks and wash today away...
gone another step to take that conscious pain away.
you feel it now as you stand in the busy cafe –
you felt it then as he held you last night...

it’s a hidden screaming child
you’re so composed
covered with a smile

you just wanted something to wash today away
to get lost in something other than your life
it’s too late
you’ve drowned in pity for too long
sorrow never makes us strong

so take a drink... wash yourself away