Et Tu Brute
Let me down like a pallbearer
Those closest to you hurt the most
Because you contemplate forgiveness
Sangre de mi sangre
Who else but those that know you intimately
The gas station attendant cant let me down
Only those I trust to depend on
Whats the out?
Dont expect greatness from the people you hold dear?
Then I wouldn’t hold you dear
I wouldn’t keep you near
I would rather be let down
I would rather enjoy the peaks knowing the valleys
The devil you know grandpa used to say
The best money I’ve ever spent
loaning it to those who stopped coming around
Cheap way to figure who will abandon you
Companionship and friendship
Nice to haves
Rarely worth it
So you pay the price for solitude
Or you pay the price of betrayal and disappointment
Both are expensive
I go back and forth
Thousands of acquaintances
Only a few know my name
Fewer still know my colors
A mask for every occasion
A dance for every song
It’s the expectation that you have to let go of
Until you feel the dagger in the back
I knew it
I just didnt know it would be you
Et tu Brute
Yea Brutus and the rest
Everyone you’ve helped
Everyone you’ve saved
All those you’ve loved
And the ones you’ve raised
It strikes fast
It burns slow
You know its coming
But it doesnt soften the blow
Might as well be hung by your friends
Right Jake?
I sleep well every night
Knowing I’ve trusted to much
I do my part to keep my circle tight
A select few I can trust
Until I cant anymore
Then the hunt continues
Search for birds of a feather
Look out for cheats and fools
Find a flock
Sniff out the wolves
Do what you can to protect the rest
Call out the boys who never learned virtues
Defend the herd
Fall on the sword
Ill take the blows
Ive felt them before
The first cut may be the deepest
But the rest hurt too
Ive stood up for less
So ill never fall for you
Its in the eyes
When you look away
Its jealousy its love
Its those who betray
Im guilty myself but in a round about way
Ive hurt other people
But my name they cant say
Lovers lost and bridges burned
I wouldn’t waste the cigarette
Impossible to lose things you don’t expect to keep
Treasure can be found behind every smile
Hearts are the easiest to take from the weak
Make sure you don’t walk alone on that last mile