‘  all i want is to wake up fine.  ’ ‘  tell me that i’m alright.  ’ ‘  tell me that i’m alright, that i ain’t gonna die.  ’ ‘  you can tell me when it’s alright for me to come out.  ’ ‘  gonna make you wonder why you even try.  ’ ‘  gonna take you down and laugh when you cry.  ’ ‘  i still don’t know how i even survive.  ’ ‘  i gotta get to rock bottom.  ’ ‘  you hit me with lightning!  ’

‘  just hang with me and my weather.  ’ ‘  i hear you making all that noise about the world you want to see.  ’ ‘  i’m so annoyed.  ’ ‘  i’m so annoyed cause i just killed off what was left of the optimist in me.  ’ ‘  hearts are breaking, wars are raging on.  ’ ‘  you got me nervous.  ’ ‘  i’m right at the end of my rope.  ’ ‘  don’t make me laugh, i’ll choke.  ’ ‘  just let me cry a little bit longer.  ’ ‘  i ain’t gonna smile if i don’t want to.  ’ ‘  hey man, we all can’t be like you.  ’ ‘  i want you to stop insisting that i’m not a lost cause.  ’ ‘  really all i’ve got is just to say pissed off, if that’s alright by you.  ’ ‘  leave me here a little bit longer.  ’ ‘  i don’t want anybody seeing me cry now.  ’

‘  for all i know the best is over and the worst is yet to come.  ’ ‘  is it enough to keep hoping when the rest have given up?  ’ ‘  i hate to say i told you so.  ’ ‘  i hate to say i told you so, but they love to say they told me so.  ’ ‘  i know you like when i admit that i was wrong and you were right.  ’ ‘  at least i try to keep my cool when i’m thrown into a fire.  ’

‘  you hurt me bad this time.  ’ ‘  i cried until i couldn’t cry.  ’ ‘  i don’t pick up when you call ‘cause your voice is a gun.  ’ ‘  your voice is like a gun, every word is a bullet hole shot in the sun.  ’ ‘  you want forgiveness, but i just can’t do it yet.  ’ ‘  there’s still a thread that runs from your body to mine.  ’ ‘  it could take me all your life to learn to love how i thought i could love someone.  ’ ‘  if it’s all up to us, we might as well give up.  ’ ‘  don’t you go and get it twisted.  ’ ‘  forgiving is not forgetting..  ’ ‘  i can barely hang onto myself.  ’

‘  i love making you believe what you get is what you see.  ’ ‘  i’m so fake happy.  ’ ‘  i feel so fake happy.  ’ ‘  i bet everybody here is just as insincere. we’re all so fake happy.  ’ ‘  i’ve been doing a good job of making them think i’m quite alright, better hope i don’t blink.  ’ ‘  if i smile with my teeth, bet you’ll believe me.  ’ ‘  please don’t ask me how i’ve been, don’t make me play pretend.  ’ ‘  i bet everybody here is take happy too.  ’ ‘  you think i look alright with these mascara tears?  ’ ‘  i know i said that i was doing good and that i’m happy now. should’ve known when things were going good that’s when i’d get knocked down.  ’ ‘  should’ve known when things were going good that’s when i’d get knocked down.  ’

‘  man, you really know how to get someone down.  ’ ‘  everything was fine until you came around.  ’ ‘  after all, wasn’t i the one who said to keep your feet on the ground?  ’ ‘  hold onto hope if you got it.  ’ ‘  hold onto hope if you got it. don’t let it go for nobody.  ’ ‘  i’m hoping someday maybe i’ll just float away and i’ll forget every cynical thing you say.  ’ ‘  when are you gonna hear me out?  ’ ‘  reality will break your heart.  ’ ‘  survival will not be the hardest part.  ’ ‘  so let it break your heart.  ’

‘  as if the first cut wasn’t deep enough, i dove in again cause i’m not giving up.  ’ ‘  could’ve got the same rush from any lover’s touch, but why get used to something new.  ’ ‘  no one breaks my heart like you.  ’ ‘  when you kiss me i wish we could see what happens next.  ’ ‘  i doubt you will come through.  ’ ‘  i’m giving up.  ’ ‘  i wonder is it better to get it over with?  ’ ‘  the illusion can shatter before we begin.  ’ ‘  if you’re really sorry, happy second chance.  ’ ‘  i think i could forgive.  ’

‘  strange how we found ourselves exactly where we left off.  ’ ‘  i know you’re shaking my hand like it is the first time.  ’ ‘  are we alright?  ’ ‘  are you recounting all my faults?  ’ ‘  are you recounting all my faults? are you racking your brain just to find them all?  ’ ‘  could it be that i’ve changed or did you?  ’ ‘  stop asking why we had to waste so much time.  ’ ‘  stop asking why we had to waste so much time. we just pick up and start again cause we can’t keep holding onto grudges.  ’ ‘  we can’t keep holding onto grudges.  ’ ‘  time is a bastard.  ’ ‘  aren’t we so brave to give up the fight and let years go by without us?  ’ ‘  now i feel you by my side and i don’t even care if it’s been awhile.  ’ ‘  i can feel that we’ve changed and we’re better this way.  ’ ‘  if you wanna call me up or come over, come on, we’ll laugh till we cry like we did when we were kids.  ’ ‘  why did it take us so long to just let it go?  ’ ‘  why did it take us so long to stop holding on?  ’

‘  i can’t think of getting old.  ’ ‘  i can’t think of getting old. it only makes me wanna die.  ’ ‘  i can’t think of who i was cause it just makes me want to cry.  ’ ‘  i try to keep going, but it’s not that simple.  ’ ‘  gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter.  ’ ‘  nostalgia’s cool, but it won’t help you now.  ’ ‘  i don’t need no help.  ’ ‘  i can sabotage me by myself.  ’ ‘  i don’t need no help. i can sabotage me by myself.  ’

‘  don’t hold your breath.  ’ ‘  i never said i’d save you, honey.  ’ ‘  i don’t want your money.  ’ ‘  if i was you i’d run from me or rip me open.  ’ ‘  you’re not the only one who’s hopeless.  ’ ‘  be sure to put your faith in something else.  ’ ‘  be sure to put your faith in someone else, i’m just a girl.  ’ ‘  you’re not as alone as you feel.  ’ ‘  we all got problems, don’t we?  ’ ‘  we all need heroes, don’t we?  ’ ‘  we all need heroes, don’t we? rest assured there’s not a single person here who’s worthy.  ’ ‘  don’t let me let you down.  ’ ‘  hey baby, i’m not your superhuman and if that’s what you want, i hate to let you down.  ’ ‘  i hate to let you down.  ’ ‘  i’m gonna be the one to let you down.  ’ ‘  it’s such a long and awful lonely fall down from this pedestal that you keep putting me on.  ’ ‘  what if i fall on my face?  ’ ‘  what if i make a mistake?  ’ ‘  if it’s okay, a little grace would be appreciated.  ’ ‘  remember how we used to like ourselves?  ’ ‘  i know that you’re afraid to let all the light escape you, but we could let the light illuminate these hopeless places.  ’ ‘  i ain’t your hero.  ’ ‘  you’re wasting all your faith in me.  ’ ‘  i ain’t your hero. you’re wasting all your faith in me.  ’

‘  i found these old letters from years ago.  ’ ‘  throw your pedestal of stone in the forgetful sea as protection from the paper-thin perfection you project on me.  ’ ‘  you’ll say that’s what i get when i let ambition win again.  ’ ‘  i’d hate to let you down.  ’ ‘  i’d hate to let you down, so i’ll let the waters rise and drown my dull reflection in the naive expectation in your eyes.  ’ ‘  i had a butcher’s heart.  ’ ‘  i had a butcher’s heart and no one thought they knew me.  ’ ‘  i’m no savior of yours.  ’ ‘  you’re no friend of mine.  ’ ‘  i’m no savior of yours and you’re no friend of mine.  ’ ‘  please let me know if there’s more i can give you.  ’

‘  i can’t call you a stranger, but i can’t call you.  ’ ‘  i know you think i erased you.  ’ ‘  you may hate me, but i can’t hate you.  ’ ‘  i won’t replace you.  ’ ‘  you may hate me, but i can’t hate you and i won’t replace you.  ’ ‘  tell me how to feel about you now.  ’ ‘  do i suffocate or let go?  ’ ‘  think i’m tired of getting over it.  ’ ‘  i’m getting sick of new beginnings.  ’ ‘  i’m getting sick of new beginnings and always coming to your defenses.  ’ ‘  i guess it’s good to get it off my chest.  ’ ‘  i guess it’s good to get it off my chest. i guess i can’t believe i haven’t yet.  ’ ‘  you know i got my own convictions, but they’re stronger than any addiction.  ’ ‘  keep me up with your silence.  ’ ‘  take me down with your quiet.  ’ ‘  of all the weapons you fight with, your silence is the most violent.  ’ ‘  you don’t have to tell me if you ever think of me.  ’ ‘  i know you see me dancing wildly in the fog of your memory.  ’ ‘  you don’t have to tell me.  ’ ‘  i can still believe.  ’

feel free to alter these to fit your needs!

“I hope you’re having a great two month period of consumerism and drunkenness.” “But I won’t get into that.” “Fuck, I got the car, what do I do with it?” “Goddamnit, have some compassion, fuck face.” “Because fucking America, douchebag!” “Sorry, I said douchebag.” “The human imagination unfettered can generate nearly anything.” “Where’s Jesus?!” ”Gonorrhea was worth it.” “They grew up thinking Father Knows Best is the pinnacle of 3 to 4,000 years of Western civilization.” “If I’m so angry, what am I afraid of?” “That sounds like a weird question.” “I want things to remain the same and never change and Dad should have never left.” “You are not enough. Sorry.” “He’s a ‘penis person’.” “She’s a– I’m not gonna say it.” “The thing that is closest to us can be the most remote.” “We are all Donald Duck.” “People hate me.” “All change is scary– even good change.” “The greatest principle of indeterminacy is our capacity to ask questions.” “They wear a striking amount of out of context leather.” “You may celebrate Kwanzaa, and you may celebrate Festivus.” “There is such a thing as too much (name).” “I’m a total hypocrite don’t do what I do do what I say.” “It was the most amicable, grown up break up we’ve ever had.” “He’s single ladies. Not now, but when you graduate.” “He came back chain smoking and chain drinking. He came back and never was the same again.” “(name) never does any bad things.” “Oh I do a ton of bad things. I just don’t care.” “You can’t get away with that here though.” “What was the word I used? Ass.”

• The list is here. 

• im on the bus and my 2-year-old won’t stop crying, except you just smiled at them and they did
• i asked you to babysit one time and now my child keeps asking when you will spend time with them again
• you asked me to the store with you and your child, and now my distant relative we met thinks im married with a baby
• we are friends and my child’s first word was your name and im jealous but also kind of endeared
• you’ve been sleeping at mine because your house is being renovated and we aren’t even dating, yet every time you wake up to the baby crying and sigh, “i’ll go” i feel like we might as well be married
• we’ve been on a few dates and my child just asked us when we are getting married
• our children are in the same class and we both hate their teacher, eventually the parents’ evenings are just us competing who can call out snarkier comments
• we are the only two parents who agreed to attend the school trip (bonus: “so i guess we share this hotel room?”)
• our children are best friends….yeah
• “i’m so sorry that my child pointed out how your shirt- actually nevermind i agree, that shirt is horrendous”
• you crouched down to coo at my baby but i forgot to tell you their favorite thing to do is to play with people’s hair and now they won’t let go of you