Names in Invisible Ink

Names in Invisible Ink

I used to dream in color, drew futures on the walls
Wrote promises on napkins, ignored the way they’d fall
They said I had potential, said I’d do something big
But every year got smaller, burying the gig.
These are words written in invisible ink
Pages of a story washing down the sink
I forget who I was trying to be

And all that’s left is the rest of me.
Wore ambition like a costume, tried to act the part
Swapped hunger for a paycheck, broke my own damn heart
Interviewed with half-truths, smiled through the defeat
All the gold turned to plastic
all the fire lost its heat.

These are words written in invisible ink
Pages of a story washing down the sink
I forget who I was trying to be
And all that’s left is the rest of me.
Look in the mirror and swallow what I see
A list of dead intentions, nothing sticking to me.

These are words written in invisible ink
Pages of a story washing down the sink
I forget who I was trying to be
And all that’s left is the rest of me.