The Lesson

It's best to not breathe in at all, your teachers say

The toxins in the air will take your life away

But don't believe a word from them, you'll be okay

For I will breathe with you

You can't afford to show your face and smile back

The spark of a new love can cause a heart attack

So leave me here to smile until my teeth turn black

And I will grieve for you

And in the coming years, we all will disappear

Into the clouds that the rain falls from

And if we make believe that ion create the seas

We'll feel less worrisome

I can't pretend to know why some die by the sword

Was told when I was young one day I'm meet the lord

But sitting here in class, that talk just makes me bored

While others nod their heads

I've always felt this distance I could not explain

I've chalked it up to something wrong inside my brain

But maybe we're all lost, since we all bleed the same

Remember what I said

That in the coming years, we all will disappear

Into the clouds that the rain falls from

And if we make believe that ions create the seas

We'll feel less worrisome