Focused on the things we're missing
Ignoring everything we've got
A thousand doors that
stand wide open
Won't make up for just
one that's shut
Seeking nearness from the distance
But scared whenever it comes close
Frozen hearts exposed too briefly
To the sentiment of lows
All my secrets, rings and wishes
Freely laid into your hands
My faith and my self -esteem
Rise and fall at your command
All my nerves and all my senses
In constant state of red alert
A mind in pointless, restless motion
A body hopelessly inert
Hiding behind walls of silence
When there would have
been so much to say
Whoever said silence is golden
For sure he'd never come our way
Nostalgia is a dangerous poison
It's mixed with bitterness an d grief
Makes the past look
so much brighter
Forms illusions of relief
Makes what's lost still
seem an option
Though we feel the chest of time
Pre tends the years have
done no damage
That we're still in our prime
Was n't it good? Good just
the way it was
Wasn't it good,
before we first tasted loss
When it felt real,
and not too good to be true
When we were young and
free and unafraid
And when shine was on our side
Wasn't it good,
as long as we still had hope
And firmly be lieve
That we have the strength to cope
With whatever falls
We'll come and stand in our way
When we thought that life ahead of us
Would unfold to our demands
Wasn't it good?
In life, we get a thousand chances
But less they get with every year
We hoped that time
would be on our side
But it moved on and
left us here
Wasn't it good?
I got just the way it was,
wasn't it good?
Before we first chased the gloss,
when it felt real
And not too good to be true
When we were young and
free and out of reach
And when time was on our side,
wasn't it good?
As long as we still have hope
and firmly believe
That we have the strength to cope
with what is wrong
We'll come and stand in our way
When we thought that
life ahead of us
Would unfold to our demands
Wasn't it good?
Oh, wasn't it good?
Wasn't it good?
Oh, wasn't it good?
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