a moment here, a moment there i was
and you were there but i was too caught up

obsessed
with petty things
none of which ended up ever mattering

success
and what it brings
distracted by the trinkets it was offering

i missed my own life
it’s true
i missed you

like in a dream that’s close enough to touch
i mined the distance trampled by the rush

we crave such useless things
all collecting tokens for our suffering
regret’s a funny thing
stolen from a moment there’s no altering

i missed my own life
it’s true
i missed you

i took it all for granted
and now i understand that
lessons are always learned after the mistake

i missed my own life
it’s true
and i missed you