Pain came to live in the house we built
We forgot the door wide open
It just crawled in, settled down, mocked us
Every night we heard it gnawing on the foundations of our lives
It liked the sweet taste our plans had, ate them up, yearned for more
We told it to leave, go away, away
But we had no voice left
The years gone by had drained us
And pain was just another friend we had
At least as loyal as the others
When we had vacations we brought it along, it had no life beyond us
We pitied it as much as hated it
And so we ate the pain as it ate us
Our silent confidante in matters body and the mind
The house rotted, there was no house, just you and I
And as we parted the pain was left alone
Without us there was no place to stay
Call me, we can still be friends