The house still holds the smell of your feet

Lord knows how long you left your shoes here

The whole room still echoes from your outdoor voice

It's a wonder that it hasn't driven me insane after a year

But that's not what's bothering me, you see

It's how you've always handled me

I'm usually patient, but this stops now

It's as much anguish as my heart would allow

So, here is my song to you

I really hope these words get through

Your words and actions cut me like a knife

I'm sure you promised that you'd stand by me

When you said you loved me for the rest of my life

I feel so damn stupid for believing you'd never leave me

Serves me right; I was a fool thinking you were the one

But it's alright now; I realized you just weren't meant to be

When I think of all of the low-down, dirty things you've done

I still remember our last kiss together

Your lips felt like frozen steel against mine

My mind kept telling me to turn around and run

But my tongue was stuck to yours, forever confined

In that love I thought was real; it was all childish lust

I tearfully watched as it all crumbled into ash and dust

But it's alright now; I'm even more in love with myself

Than you could ever be with me.

Are you still listening to my song for you?

Or did the words ring out too loud for you?

Did my off-key voice at least shatter your ears?

Thank God it did, or you still wouldn't be here

To defend every reckless move you've made

From now on, I'm marching in my own parade

The parade of self-discovery and independence

The one that you're no longer invited to ever since

The years you did me wrong

And I've known it all along

I'm strong enough to write