Explained Away

Donning a sweet contented mask 
Acquiring bliss, a grueling task 
Adoring a regretful past 
Wondering how long it can last 

Frequenting a cold empty void 
And fearing I am, paranoid 
Obeying this despondent way 
The crumbling hopes, the price to pay 

Contorted veil of false fulfillment 
So easily explained away... explained away 

Nothing changes the future past 
Pretending to the very last 
Contorted veil of false fulfillment 
So easily explained away 

Driving onward, must gratify 
I'm posing in a satisfied lie 
Disregarding this emptiness 
And settling, now, for so much less 

Contorted veil of false fulfillment 
So easily explained away 

Donning a sweet contented mask 
Acquiring bliss a grueling task 
Nothing changes the future past 
Pretending to the very last 

Contorted veil of false fulfillment 
So easily explained away... explained away... 
Explained away...