Present Tense lyrics

And she was always so defensive Like nothing was ever her fault Or her responsibility And this is all i have left to hold A delicate balance has been exposed And now it towers around us all Just goes to show life is so fragile She used to smile when she'd say "it's all so meaningless, anyway So just forget, forget it" And she was always so morose Like this was all some bitter joke But no one was laughing And now when we speak about her We never use the present tense I guess that's what happens