hello to say goodbye
(sokoloski/lawson, ©2003)

three little words, the only things you say to me
three simple words, the only ones I can't believe
I don't know you, and I don't know how to live this way
I can't trust in you, but I don't know how to walk away

I dream of light in shadow
imagine you believe in me
it guides me through this darkness
that clouds my vision, and buries me
I wish I didn't have to dream
to see the light within your eyes
and I wish I didn't have to say hello … to say goodbye

you say "I love you," and yet you never understand
the meaning still escapes you, like the ring you hold within your hand
I'm screaming out in silence, the words that I can't let you hear
I'm trapped within myself now, alone and empty in my fear

I'm dreaming that I'm free now
and that I still believe in you
I stumble through this hollow life
believe in what I wish were true
I wish I didn't have to dream
to see the light within your eyes
and I wish I didn't have to say hello … to say goodbye

I dream of light in shadow
imagine you believe in me
instead I sleep alone now
and don't believe in anything
I wish I didn't have to scream
the echoes sound too real to me
I wish I didn't have to hide
your embraces, they shackle me
I wish I didn't have to dream
to find the light in my own eyes
and I wish I didn't have to say hello … to say goodbye