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Altruistic

February 9, 2024
By Anonymous

verse 1

I know it’s been some time

since I’ve been off your mind

 

but you peeled open like a lime

showing all your bitter and sour

 

You told me you would take me to the stars

Drive out of this world and make it ours

 

But I know your true colors

You were only pretending to be colorful

You painted a smile across your face

 


You always looked at life

through rose-tinted glasses

 


You would always call me ominous

for being worried about you

taking time from me

 


You say we got to take this for granted

that life is a road trip and everyday there is

new a adventure to discovered

 


and that we only live once

 


chorus

 


Two lovers lost to time

that phrase describes us perfectly

 


You would insist to stay in the shade

but I wanted to be in the sunlight

 


You would say you were a modest person

But you were actually an egotistical

 


You only view life base

on how things go your way

 


You never cared to hear what I have to say

All I wanted you to ever be was altruistic

 


Verse

 


I’m strong enough like a brick wall

but everything you have to say

it’s tearing me apart

 


You were always conceited about yourself

that when I brought up my situations

you made it all about you

 


The fights we would have at 3AM

when I would confront your narcissism

 


But to you it was just a game

and thus I was added to your list

of hearts you broke

 


chorus

 


Two lovers lost to time

that phrase describes us perfectly

 


You would insist to stay in the shade

but I wanted to be in the sunlight

 


You would say you were a modest person

But you were actually an egotistical

 


You only view life base

on how things go your way

 


You never cared to hear what I have to say

All I wanted you to ever be was altruistic

 


Bridge

 


You were so arrogant

but you would disguise it

as being precise and elegant

 


I used to think I was the problem in this situation, but it was you with your corrupted

behavior

 


to make me believe that It was my fault

when it was yours

 


you didn’t even say sorry or

that you never meant it

 


chorus

 


Two lovers lost to time

that phrase describes us perfectly

 


You would insist to stay in the shade

but I wanted to be in the sunlight

 


You would say you were a modest person

But you were actually an egotistical

 


You only view life base

on how things go your way

 


You never cared to hear what I have to say

All I wanted you to ever be was altruistic


The author's comments:

I wrote this song from using advice from my teacher, asking her what altruistic meant. So then I wrote this song using the new word I used! Hah 🙂


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