Magnetic North

So Long

Magnetic North


Apologies first and foremost
It's been years since I've called or wrote 
It's funny how I ignore 
The most vital thinking that we are always close 
Lord knows that I never meant to forget 
But my sense of sentiment, is inept 
You were right it's evidential 
I've been better with my instrumentals than friends 
Here I am again, never learn 
Can't return a call, show concern 
At times I think of change, then again 
I'm still writing letters that I never send 
Can't make amends, can't reverse 
All I got is pencils, pens and a verse 
You deserve the years I disappeared 
Now that's all, it's been...

[Chorus] 
So long since I been without you 
Remember me and you were like family?
No song could ever amount to 
The memories that we had, can we 
Hold on though this time is borrowed?
I'm away where you can't always stay 
Go on though I cannot follow 
But I swear you'll never hear me say 
"So long."

I know it's a bit late to notice it 
But today I flipped this in my photo picks 
And there was one with me and you laughing 
Our inside jokes were everlasting 
Man you had to see it we had the biggest grins 
Damn, we were the best of friends 
No wishing we could say it in the present tense 
But we begin every sentence with "remember when..."
And yeah, we had a blast but what about now? 
The only time we chat is when I'm in town 
Friends when convenient, I can't believe it 
We were tight since back when mike was singing "beat it" 
I mean it how could it come to this 
Out of everyone I lost, of one I miss 
Is you and only you, you were the truest comrade a homie knew 
It's been...

[Chorus] 
So long since I been without you 
Remember me and you were like family?
No song could ever amount to 
The memories that we had, can we 
Hold on though this time is borrowed?
And I'm away where you can't always stay 
Go on though I cannot follow 
But I swear you'll never hear me say 
"So long."

Hard to top a simple rule, not a single thought 
Though my mind's aloof, and these shingles got but a single truth 
That my life just stops when I'm missing you 
Given to melancholy other days, staring at the skyline at the bay 
Thought I saw your silhouette, felt the tears 'cause I know that you've been dead for seven years 

Some bruises will never heal, when we realize that I'm still here 
No matter what the burden that happened in the past 
It's sad to let it burn the friendship that we had so let's 
Value what we have left and just forget all of the past debts
Though I've done some things that I can't excuse 
I hope you understand I'm still the man you knew 
But thank you, I don't say yet enough but thank you 
I know it's not enough to thank you but I'm grateful 
No living creation could ever replace you 
So I pray you and I will never stray to a place too far away to erase you 
Though it's painful I remain strong 
I'll stay faithful even though it's been...

[Chorus] 
So long since I been without you 
Remember me and you were like family?
No song could ever amount to 
The memories that we had, can we 
Hold on though this time is borrowed?
And I'm away where you can't always stay 
Go on though I cannot follow 
But I swear you'll never hear me say 
"So long."

Apologies first and foremost
I gotta stop talking to your ghost 
But you keep talking to me 
These dreams that got me walking in my sleep 
Please stop reminding me, can't subtract it, flashbacks did the accident
Broken glass, car window, broken as you fall into comatose 
So I pray Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 
Will you say the only that matters most is in vain 
The more you hold close the more it fades 
The more it replays, more a curse 
Here I am again, with my verses 
You deserve the years I disappeared 
Not a song, it's been...

[Chorus] 
So long since I been without you 
Remember me and you were like family?
No song could ever amount to 
The memories that we had, can we 
Hold on though this time is borrowed?
And I'm away where you can't always stay 
Go on though I cannot follow 
But I swear you'll never hear me say 
"So long."