A Plot to Kill What Was

Uneasy times, all give, no take
Sinking feelin's when you wake
A mess of innocence and tack
None of this comes flooding back

Your year of jazz and blinding light
Is a world away from yesternight
A sleepless one, so petrified
Avoiding eyes, a void inside

There is a plot to kill what was
File away the wonderful
Smother all the woe
Total recall of the perfect moments
And let the others go

The times they didn't like your gifts
The rows that weren't just lovers' tiffs
Days you felt alone but oh so good
Things they never understood

The times you gave the rules a rest
When they put you to the test
Frustrated if you don't get through
Feeling guilty when you do

There is a plot to kill what was
Separate the sunsets
Banish all the cloud
It never rained in your perfect romance
At least, that's how it looks now

And it's easy to distort what used to be
It's so easy to start your own conspiracy

There is a plot to kill what was
Separate the sunsets
Banish all the cloud
It never rained in your perfect romance
At least, that's how it looks now
That's how it looks now
That's how it looks, now
That's how it looks now
I said that's how it looks now