Phonics failed me

All the books I never finished
All the songs I skipped
All the things I tried to hold on
But I let them slip away

Now I say sorry like my mother
I try to swim, I'm treading water

And it takes more to put me back together
And it takes more than it does to fall apart

For every look I took for granted
And every meal I skipped
Everything I tried to hold on
But I'm losing grip

Now I say sorry like my mother
I try to swim, I'm treading water

All the books I never finished
All the songs I skipped