• Verse 1

    When did I let go?
    When did I figure out that this
    nightmare was really true?
    More than anything
    I wish that this feeling wouldn't
    come and go, then come again
    Crying to fake sadness
    then feeling like someone was really gone
    Uncontrollable misery
    And no one came to warn me
    that it would hit me like this
    it's too late

    Chorus

    when it hits you
    that it's true,
    when you realize this isn't
    a dream to follow
    a lesson learned
    a fantasy coming to haunt you
    you cry for everything
    you let it out, but
    you can't be angry at yourself
    It isn't your fault
    It isn't you death
    It is only feeling strongly
    deep inside
    It's your nightmare come true

    Verse 2

    I can't forget any of it
    i can't forget the hollowness from
    realization, surprise surprise
    I've cried before
    but I've never really known why
    'cause I thought it was a dream
    The nightmare of my life
    not true though
    But when I woke up
    I never imagined that
    the nightmare would still be there
    It's too late

    Repeat Chorus

    Bridge

    I imagined that it was true
    I imagined seeing his face
    Then it hit me, who knew
    that he'd be gone away from this place
    Heaven's gates, the angel's arms
    wherever he wanted to be
    He is somewhere, somewhere far
    A happy place but not with me

    Repeat Chorus (softer)

    Chorus 2(louder)

    When it hits you
    when you cry
    when you pray this isn't happening
    you're too late
    a year too late
    Well now you know that it's the real thing
    and that it's true
    it's not a dream
    or a nightmare, just a scheme
    (slower and softer until end)
    that God is using so that you learn
    that sometimes life isn't like the way you thought it was
    Believe what you'd like
    but just remember
    when it hits you
    this nightmare come true
    all you can do is cry

    ~DoMiKaT