Slip Away to Change

i found it wont be the same. you slipped away to change and never came back. one could argue that you got distracted. truth be told youve been captivated but the very thing you claimed to never want. and just like that you were gone. i will admit it was all well played. i didnt see it coming until it was too late to save and now youre embracing everything you pushed away when life pushed it at you. oh how quickly things change. i remember it, clear and vivid, perfectly burned into my soul, that day you slipped away. that same moment i swallowed the truth that it wont be the same. there is me but no you. the permanence of that is up for debate but i wont negotiate. it must be all or none. slipping away to change changed me, for the better, and i wont go back or apologize. ive had my wake up wont you wake up i keep asking why. why did i say goodbye to the stranger who replaced you? the truth this time if you dont mind. you slipped away to change and then lied to my face this time. but why? ill keep asking why until all of this makes sense. forget the pretense, get to the heart of it. i took a breath and it was done. you had changed and then youd gone.