The Cold Hard Truth

It seems like the whole ordeal of waiting and watching
Was a dream or a TV program that I sat there watching
And, although it was I who saw you there, cold and lifeless
My mind still tries to tell me you'll be coming home

How can it be that reality has no place here
I always relied on it before
And yes, I know you are no longer on this earth
But my mind still tells me you'll soon be home

With cold rationality, I realize with certainty
The ending to your days has come and gone
Yet still I think of you in another space
And that soon you'll be coming home

What is this cruel duplicity devoid of all reason
That makes me forget and yet know the truth simultaneously
The feeling that you are just a room away
Yet you're never coming home