She Was Once Someone I Knew

she can't remember
the laughter
she just remembers
the tears
of a million
crying nights
when she was all alone

and then she finds the answers
trapped inside her head
and then she finds the answers
that lie upon this bed

she follows the newsman
like he was some
kind of god
she waits for him to tell her
that it's safe outside
but she still
won't leave the house

and today she found the answers
they unraveled like a ball of string
and today she found the answers
today she heard the angels sing

and the angels said
"close your eyes you're almost home"
and the angels sang
"this is your last day alone"
and the angels cried
"another piece of heaven is gone"

today she found the answers
in a cold new reality
today she found the answers
in the fresh sound of eternity