Past Tense

Past TenseChorusGone… gone… past tenseWe’re just getting byGoing through the motionsThe love is lost, the flame is gonePast tenseThis ain’t no rough spotThis here’s a dead zoneVerse IYeah, new year, new meThat’s what I’m trying to beAnd look at youYou still coming with that same old shitI hate you in my spaceNah, this vibe, it don’t feel the sameI be trying to escapeBut now I’m feeling stuckGirl, you know what’s upFind us going through the motionsRunning through circlesBack and forth, we getting nowhereI’ve grown numb to your stare’Cause every time you take it thereI be trying to leave you aloneSo get goneThe way we be talking, leave me aloneTick-tock, boom, going offAs a result of neglectI’m running out of patienceHad enough of your shitWe just too far gone—it’s a patternYeah, we toxicIt starts with wordsBut then we boxingThat’s the crazy shit we be onGot me feeling lostNow I’m out the doorGirl, I’m moving onGoneChorusGone… gone… past tenseWe’re just getting byGoing through the motionsThe love is lost, the flame is gonePast tenseThis ain’t no rough spotThis here’s a dead zoneVerse IITell me what I need to doTo get through to youThese walls are closing in on top of youNot affected by your touchWe just cover up the factWe playing games too muchBabe, what the fuckAm I supposed to doWhen you question meEvery time I try and bust a move?I got shit to doThan go back and forth with you’Bout our past, booYou investigate, but the truth is I’m grownYou need to leave me alone before I’m goneSo tell me, how much does love cost to youWhen it shouldn’t cost a thing?But you don’t ever see my point of viewI got a lot to proveYou see, I’m stuck in my waysThat’s the dirty way I playYou hate they scream my nameI hate you ain’t the sameWe keep losing our balanceFalling short more every dayThere’s not much to sayWe need to break these chains—factsFinal ChorusGone… gone… past tenseWe’re just getting byGoing through the motionsThe love is lost, the flame is gonePast tenseThis ain’t no rough spotThis here’s a dead zone