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Gem Lyrics

We sail, Past and future memories gone by
Our lives are like a ship sailing on the ocean, leaving behind the memories of our past and the hopes for our future.

You relive them
Despite the memories being in the past, we sometimes can't help but relive them in our minds.

They want to look but still you close your eyes
Others may want to see our memories, but we choose to keep them private by closing our eyes and not sharing them.

You can’t see them anyway
Even if our memories are shared, others cannot fully see them the way we do, since they are our own personal experiences.

A slave, your life they put you on display
Sometimes we feel like our lives are on display, as if we are slaves to others' opinions and expectations of us.

You can’t forgive them
The feeling of being put on display, whether real or imagined, can lead to feelings of resentment and an inability to forgive others.

Tonight, another past life paradise
Sometimes the past can seem like paradise, and we might long to relive it again.

But you can’t relive it if you try
No matter how hard we try, we cannot fully recreate the past or relive it the way it was.

The perfect crime, The heart lives on by the body lies
Even though our bodies may die, our hearts live on through memories and emotions, making it the perfect crime.

I wonder why do you refuse to roll over and die
Despite the inevitability of death, some people refuse to give up and surrender to it.

Wait for my sign and I can give you the perfect time
Sometimes we need someone else to guide us and show us the way to the perfect time.

My, My, My, it’s good to see your mind as fucked up as mine
Finding someone who can relate to our struggles and emotions can be a welcome relief, and bring comfort in knowing we are not alone in our madness.

All the things that play with my mind
Our thoughts and memories can sometimes feel like they have a hold on us and we can't escape them.

Turn to skeletons when I close my eyes tonight
Despite the powerful hold our thoughts have on us, they eventually fade away and become nothing more than bones when we close our eyes for the night.

Let’s reconcile, the soul we lost by another mile
Sometimes we need to reconcile with parts of ourselves that we have lost along the way, and make peace with those parts in order to move forward in life.

It makes me smile to see you laugh as I suffer a while
Seeing someone else happy, even while we are suffering, can bring a sense of joy and happiness, knowing that others can find joy in trying times.

Could you be wild, or just a queen of the corpses piled
We are often unsure of who or what someone is, and may have to accept that they are a mystery or a contradiction.

We’re in denial. We’re nocturnal pedophiles
Sometimes we deny things that are uncomfortable or unacceptable to us, and may even find ourselves doing things that we know are wrong or dangerous.

Seeking shelter in your heart
When we are vulnerable, we seek comfort and safety in the hearts of those we love and trust.

Tore my world apart and now I wait for you
Sometimes the ones we seek comfort from can also be the ones who bring chaos and destruction to our lives, leaving us waiting for them to make things right again.