Understanding There Are Things That Matter To Me

from Understanding - EP by Ruins Everything

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I've completely wasted my afternoon, but the days left to kill this week are few.
And I know this feeling can end if I pass out again.
Losing my chance to find something new,
as I spend everyday in my room stuck on all the time I've lost,
Ever crushed by the cost

And every day I wonder if depression is a burden we need;
Maybe we're meant to carry it, maybe we're bound by design,
'cause I can't seem to change who I am, so I lie so that nobody will ever see how hard it is for me to find my peace of mind.

But I'm learning to accept that there is no end to regret;
Maybe it's something I can live with, maybe it's something I can change.
The course life takes is strange, and where meaning is lost, meaning can be found again,
And I know I'll be happy one day.

It's time, I think, to finally let go.
If I'm to live my life, I'll need self control.

Try to understand that intentions don't define us.
Instead, it's the way that we feel when we burn a bridge.
There's no end to regret, and you'll never regain control
Unless you leave these thoughts alone.

(But I'm learning to accept there is no end to regret.)

I think I understand.
It's not the thoughts we have in our heads,
It's the way that we feel when we lose something.
This is who I am, and despite the way I've always felt,
I have learned to love myself.

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from Understanding - EP, track released September 6, 2015

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