Remnant

A failed confession
Concession after concession
You're just a remnant
Of what you thought you'd be
Just a remnant of history
A remnant
The forgotten part of a vivid dream
A remnant
Seam after seam
Of a hand-me-down to yourself fissure

A sinking cruise
An unearned bruise
You're just a remnant
On the heel of life
A remnant
Dripping from the knife
A remnant
Slipping out of sight
A remnant
Dimming in the night
As you lose your own vision

A wasted thought
An unseen spot
Just a remnant
Melting in the fun
Just a remnant
All good deeds undone
A remnant
A tear on the sun
A remnant
Not hurting anyone
Or helping anything either

A dying breeze
A wise man's sneeze
Just a remnant
Words that's been forgot
A remnant
One more whiskey shot
A remnant
A matchstick never bought
A remnant
A devil never caught
By the world's largest known believer

A soul unstirred
A song unheard
Just a remnant
Lighting without thunder
A remnant
Six inches under
A remnant
Another little cosmic blunder
A remnant
Oh, you never even wondered
If things were supposed to make sense

An empty bag
A dirty rag
Just a remnant
Shit left on your pants
A remnant
A forgotten ancient dance
A remnant
Spit left in the sand
A remnant
So taken by chance
That your life seems just coincidence

A golden cow
A rusty plow
Just a remnant
Another legless throne
A remnant
A stack of bones
A remnant
A road that used to lead home
A remnant
You're a single domino
That can't even make the rest fall

A lover's picture
A dead man's signature
Just a remnant
Hidden in the vines
A remnant
Scene of the crime
A remnant
But don't pay no mind
A diamond left in the mine
Is still a diamond after all