As Long As It Takes (Quieter)

I stare right at the sun
and hope I’ll soon go blind.
I can’t stand to see you with him
even just one more time.
I turn my stereo up
as far as it will go.
I can’t stand to hear you love him.
I don’t want to know.
But no matter what I do,
he’ll still be with you.
I can torture myself
as long as it takes to forget you.
And I can lie to myself
as long as it takes to forget you.
I spin around in circles
to put you out of my mind.
I count the breaks in the sidewalk
to distract me from your crime.
I run down endless streets
as far as feet will take me.
I stay out in the rain
and wonder why God hates me.
But no matter what I do,
he’ll still be with you.
I can torture myself
as long as it takes to forget you.
And I can lie to myself
as long as it takes to forget you.