i'm tired   cynical and broken, but wiser   heavy with a sense of resentment   but i used to be so much different   i used to have so much faith   when i started   you knew that i always meant it   i knew i could make a difference   i struggled to be heard   and then finally, one day people started listening   and i knew it   but as soon as it began it was ruined   a slow descent from unique to routine   over and over   "just do it again and this time with feeling"   the spotlight   the focus on the friends and the feelings   that made those stupid songs all worth singing   and don't you say a word   unless you're pretty sure that you want it analyzed   so we drove   for what seemed like days   over roads   and four lane highways   we said all we had to say   and i realized in time that it didn't mean anything      never   not ever again...   not like that   "it's only a matter of time"