Once surrounded by the walls of work
 By laughter and by love
 The sound of children playing
 And the sound of people saying
 I love you  yeah you
 A crooked tree stands naked near the center of the field
 Barely rooted in the browns and greys
 Of earth that once was green
 A place long since forgotten
 In a world of yesterday
 Except by me  yeah me

 And Oh--whose plan was this anyway
 And I never thought He would want it to be that way

 It once was beautiful--Right Here
 It still is beautiful--In Here
 You once were beautiful--I hear
 I hear it can be beautiful
 Just remember

 A twisted little image in your perfect little world
 Of the chapter where itd all begun
 About a song already sung
 Burnt around the edges
 Nearly faded--nearly gone
 Even you--yeah you

 A shiny building standing in the center of today
 Where indifferent people go to work
 Go about their pay
 Knowing they've forgotten
 In a most convenient way
 Yesterday--away
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