Have you ever been betrayed? That shit's the worst hit of pain   When somebody you loved can't look you in the face   And have you ever had your heart torn out by somebody you thought was a friend   And now your trust is worn down or bought to an end   No pardons can mend it, when you're darkened within   Fuck your cause & effect, it's a hard fate to take and your reasons don't soften the sin   Your dogs can bark for you, but you gotta watch when you argue   Cause dogs will bite and snarl at you, just to remind you they're harmful   I feel awful, I'm a mental case, shattered to pieces and I've got a palm full   Past law school and beyond consol   Cause you've crossed the bar with me, farther than I've ever thought possible   My choice is now mandatory and not optional   Don't speak another sentence to me, ever mention me   I don't exist, convince yourself you invented me   You've committed the crime of the century   And just cause loyalty ain't a trait you possess, Don't think that I'll lessen the penalty.      Chorus:   I love you in a place where there's no space in time (And that's forever right?)   I love you for my life - you are a friend of mine (Only second to family)   I love you in a place where there's no space in time (Who really got your back)   I love you for my life - you are a friend of mine (How loyal are your friends, y'all?)         What's your name again? I know, I knew it 2 seconds ago   But, I don't recognize this 2nd face, though to the 1st it's identical   You were the type that I put on a pedestal. Your acts were commendable   But the bond of friendship isn't impenetrable   And inevitably the blunt force of ego proved lethal   To a good person forced to wallow in the shit of evil people   Fundamentally filled with avarice, a cheat from the soul   Spending their lives to make sure that you ain't achieving your goals   Unreasonable kings that want to see you jump through rings of fire   For their own amusement, holding nooses - hoping trees are higher   So abusive towards you that truce just doesn't seem required   Cause, why play the game? When you can make the other team retire   Strings are tirelessly pulled in your favor as you play the rumor creator,   Twisting words till they sound like statements you made up   With a big grin you soak it all in, as former friends   Go face to face with contradicting convictions   Plots are thickening, cause you pitched in. You feel important, now?   Must've been high as kite from snorting clouds   Sorta proud of yourself, and the way you hold ya ground   Distastefully wore the shroud, how's it feel to have puppets to order 'round   But I saw through you, even before I found   How you would say 'no, beef', give me dap, and hit me with a quarter-pound   Your loyalty's watered down, Bottled with a squirt cap   But When the drama popped off, where the fuck were you to plug the cork back.      Chorus:   I love you in a place where there's no space in time (And that's forever right?)   I love you for my life - you are a friend of mine (Only second to family)   I love you in a place where there's no space in time (Who really got your back)   I love you for my life - you are a friend of mine (How loyal are your friends, y'all?)         Men are as harsh, as women are vindictive   Picking apart minutiae, On some bitch shit, kids all in your business   Forget honesty, nowadays you'll be lucky find that quality   In a drama oddessy where cats never react responsibly   And I'm jostling with haters, hypocrites and hypochondriacs   Abolishing their dated ignorance and fighting copycats   and If I don't give my patience a rest   I'll prolly take my anger to death, complaining about some pain in my chest   Aged and distressed, thinking 'bout who just fucked me over - 20 years ago   Amazing how pricks can miss your skin, yet pierce your soul   But where's the line at? Like where does loyalty appear to fold   And what do you OWE someone and just WHAT do you feel your owed   But yo, you know when you've been done wrong, that numb calm,   A breech in the moral code's eternally portable   The moral of the story's old even if it's poorly told   Beware of cats that straddle fences like the chain-link rodeo.