I Am a Snail and You Are a Pace I Cannot Match
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) Lyrics

he long days piled into weeks before you'd speak, as the storm crawled to meet the shoreline. and it began to rain at once!
Days turned into weeks, and you didn't speak to me. It was as if a storm was brewing and finally came crashing down.

i tried (i tried, i tried, i tried) to keep the awful things at bay from you.
I tried to protect you from any harm that might come your way.

but it was on the air and useless,
My efforts were futile; they were in vain.

i might as well have tried to prove the words i fought to purchase would comfort you.
It was like trying to convince you that words could soothe your pain, even though I knew deep down it wasn't true.

like, "there was nothing more that we could do."
I told you there was nothing left to do, even though I didn't believe it myself.

or that i still loved you (when nothing could be further from the truth).
I lied to you and said I still loved you, even though I knew it wasn't true.

will your hand fall out of mine?
Are you going to leave me behind?

your shame lives on its own, trying to reach the depths down where it belongs.
You're trying to bury your shame deep down, but it keeps resurfacing.

will it find rest in your bones?
Will you ever find peace with your past mistakes?

aching and pulling muscles to act out against you!
You're causing me physical and emotional pain.

so stay your pity now.
Don't try to make me feel sorry for you anymore.

if it reaches the heart, we all pull out.
If emotions get involved, everyone backs away from the situation.

and let the beat slow down.
Let's take a break from this intense situation and calm down.

(there's nothing that we can do you for now)
There's nothing we can do to fix this situation at the moment.

are you sorry or are you just scared?
Do you regret your actions, or are you just afraid of the consequences?

there will be no false comfort here.
I won't give you false hope or comfort.

oh, i ought to tell you the truth! i did not come to plea for you.
I have to be honest with you, I didn't come here to beg for your forgiveness.

where was your heart when your words led the truth anywhere else from you?
When you lied, where was your conscience?

you're not sorry, you are just scared.
You're not truly apologetic, you're just afraid of the consequences.

i have not come to calm your fears.
I'm not here to soothe your worries.

i am sorry i hid what you are.
I'm sorry for hiding your true identity from others.

but everyone else but me already knew! already knew!
Everyone else already knew about your true identity except for me.

and would not come to plea for you.
They wouldn't come to defend you.

where was your heart when they never appeared?
When no one showed up to defend you, where was your conscience?

anyone else would care.
Anyone else would've shown concern for your well-being.

but you would not shoulder the weight you should bear.
You refused to take responsibility for your actions.

i will not shed a single tear.
I won't cry over you anymore.