Hollow Joy

It hardly feels like a loss less like regret cut me a smile the beauty is dead jaded by routine and now the laughter's gone look in her eyes I can see she's lost speak the words I want to hear only heard the words I used to feel it hurts to be alone I'm lonely with you bounded by a shallow heart self-fed lies prevent us from a new start all the while sacrificing parts of ourselves look away continue to hide thin walls and glass ceilings provide no boundaries at all committed to cyclic patterns repeating over and over and over again setting your eye on the prize finding out it's always just a little bit less than you could have hoped for