[ there are times when… ]

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There are times when life calls out for a change.
A transition. Like the seasons.
Our spring was wonderful, but summer is over now and we missed out on autumn.
And now all of a sudden, it's cold, so cold that everything is freezing over.
Our love fell asleep, and the snow took it by surprise.
But if you fall asleep in the snow, you don't feel death coming.

I shoed you our neighborhood, my bars, my school.
I introduced you to my friends, my parents.
I listened to your texts, your singing, your hopes, your desires, your music.
You listened to mine. My Italian, my German, a bit of Russian.
I gave you a walkman. You gave me a pillow.
And one day, you kissed me.

Time went by, time flew and everything seemed so easy, so simple, so free, so new, so unique.

We went to the movies, we went dancing, we went shopping,
we laughed, you cried, we swam, we smoked, we shaved,
sometimes for no reason, or for a reason. Yes, sometimes for a reason.
I brought you to the academy, I studied for my exams,
We were close, so close, ever so close.
Time went by for no reason. You screamed for no reason.
I studied for my exams, my exams, my exams.
Time went by,
you screamed, you screamed, you screamed.
I went to the movies.