Thursday, July 29, 2010

Cracked-Up Reflection

(More song lyrics. Imagine a fast 1-and-2 pace, sort of piano mad, banging on the keys with breathless pauses. Might sing it sometime if bribed well enough.)


Don't look at me with your problems,

Don't look at me when it all comes due, now

Don't come to me with your sad eyes.

Don't come to me with the tantrum's through, I've


Seen you without all your makeup.

I've seen you outside of lace and leather, and

Frankly, I liked you more bound up.

Liked you more with a social gag, I've


Found my-self

Lose-ing pat-ience

With..your...shit.


Found my-self

Deaf to...your...cries.

And I've


Found my-self

Los-ing air

In my lungs when


You o...pen your mouth.

All my joy falls out. Why?


There's this new pain inside my ear,

And I think it might be your tongue,

Are those barbs new or have you hidden

Them behind that lovely stud?


That I admit blew my mind right...I

Thought that silver burned the devil.

Lesson learned, and I learned right.

You learned me wrong, but now I'm teaching.


Found my-self

Los-ing pat-ience

With...your...lies


Found my-self

Bleed-ing...right

Through my ears, and...


Found my-self

Cry-ing one too...

Man-y times.


You open your mouth

All the truth falls out. Why?

I said...why?


I guess I knew better.

Guess I signed up for

Every-thing that you lied to me, but...


I guess that I could do much better

Could get all this sweat

Off of my brow...


Get...you...off...my...brow....


Found my-self

Los-ing time...with

Your bull-shit.


Found my-self

Hap-pil-y

...Walk-ing a-way


Found my-self

Breath-ing air

For the first time...


For the first time since you...

Opened...your mouth...(Since you)

Opened...your mouth...(I said, since you)

Opened...your mouth...(Oh, God...)

Just shut...your fucking...mouth.

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