With This Ring I Thee Wed

"With this ring I thee wed"
I hand you my dead certificate
And I pray to god you don't have a pen

These two rings now symbolize
A beautiful dream
We once had in the back of our minds
Now it's just a dream lost in time

Promises that were made
Now all up with the wind like ashes
Shadows of what used to be
Ashes of that dream

Haven't seen that face in a while
Where did it go?
This house is not a home
Arguments like thunder roar
Feelings of hopelessness and frustration like never before

For the kids, we'll bleed
For the kids, we'll play pretend
They don't deserve to lie in the mess we made
So put up a fake look of certainty on your face

"With this ring I thee wed"
I hand you my dead certificate
And I pray to god you don't have a pen

"Forever and Always"
Was a temporary fantasy
A temporary dream
That we weren't able to make come true.
We're awake now.
That dream is now nothing but a sugarcoated nightmare.