When I came over to your house you were stuck inside a wall
Your life had changed from green to red like leaves on trees in fall
There were pieces of your lonely mind scattered all across the floor
And the look in your eyes had been long gone as your soul walked out the door

You had been a very lucky man, had all that some hold dear
But you turned away, locked out the world, all because of your own fear

Just wipe the tapes and start again
And find yourself another friend
You’ve got the walk, you’ve got the talk
But won’t break through when you hit a rock
Just wipe the tapes and start anew
And pretend that nobody loved you
So when times are bad you won’t be sad
You just won’t know the life you had

When I would listen to your words, you would always bleed so open
You cut dark things into your heart, and you’d make so many new friends
You’d write about the fucked up world, and you told such tragic stories
While the ones who loved you glorified the dead future you teased

All the people you saw in your life, just killed you by mistake
So you never found a reason to be happy when you wake

Just wipe the tapes and start again
And find yourself another friend
You’ve got the walk, you’ve got the talk
But won’t break through when you hit a rock
Just wipe the tapes and start anew
And pretend that nobody loved you
So when times are bad you won’t be sad
You just won’t know the life you had

When I walked up to your hotel room it was hollow, barren and empty
There was no trace left of you that day since you left and took a taxi
You drove around your old neighborhood and were dropped off at your car
Gathering old mementos for a trip that wasn’t very far

After parking near an old bridge that was just outside of town
You vanished on that winter day, leaving just your written sounds

Just wipe the tapes and start again
And find yourself another friend
You’ve got the walk, you’ve got the talk
But won’t break through when you hit a rock
Just wipe the tapes and start anew
And pretend that nobody loved you
So when times are bad you won’t be sad
You just won’t know the life you had

Oh the legacy you left behind it shone so far and wide
So you look down on all of us wishing that you really died