My friend, it was right in front of you all the time……..every piece of advice you will ever need can be found in a Trent Reznor lyric, don’t believe me……..try out my theory. For this posting we’ll take divorce, the changing of a relationship that is supposed to be forever…….like the circle of the rings, etc. etc.

“Somewhat Damaged”
1999 NIN (Trent Reznor)

so impressed with all you do
tried so hard to be like you
flew too high and burnt the wing
lost my faith in everything

lick around divine debris
taste the wealth of hate in me
shedding skin succumb defeat
this machine is obsolete

made the choice to go away
drink the fountain of decay
tear a hole exquisite red
fuck the rest and stab it dead

broken bruised forgotten sore
too fucked up to care anymore
poisoned to my rotten core
too fucked up to care anymore

in the back
off the side
far away is a place where I hide
where I stay
tried to say
tried to ask
I needed to
all alone by myself where were you?
how could I ever think
it’s funny how everything that
you swore it wouldn’t change is different now
just like you
would always say we’ll make it through
then my head fell apart
and where the fuck were you?

how could I ever think it’s funny how
everything you swore would
never change is different now
like you said
you and me make it through
didn’t quite
fell apart and where the fuck were you?