VERSE 1: You built the ground With summer clouds, There was no roof, The sky sparkled. But nothing lives In thin air above, Saturated dreams Drifting by they’ll heave. I’ll let you play God for a day, Come and suck me high, You know you’ll leave me dry.
VERSE 2: Dark storms were brewing Behind watercolour clouds. Disturbing discovery - It’s the shallow pools that drown. The rescue ark was leaving, No one boards alone. Went back only to find You were first in line. What I would give to break All your crystal tears, There’s nothing I can do With fossilised fears.
VERSE 3: Murder in the cellar From a festering hole. So many little clues, Too little evidence. Confirm the diagnosis It’s sugar overdose, Take the medicine By throwing it away. A baby voodoo doll Never left the cradle, Mother had to smother her When daddy pulled the trigger.
CHORUS: I traded a secret For nicotine, You kept the change In a torn pocket. Carried me through Then stole my shoes, It’s disgusting how You still can smile.
VERSE 4: Strike a matchstick, Live on borrowed light. Draw butterflies to die In flames of peppermint. Pull a bunch of roses From your magic hat, Painted all sorts of red They smelled of almonds. Take the thorns to make A crown upon your head, Crucified yourself But never really bled.
VERSE 5: Showed you where I stayed, The lights were always on. Told you where I kept, Spare key’s under the mat. Room’s in a mess, Tables coffeestained, You stirred the ashes in The broken urn of dreams. No life behind the windows, Corridor is haunted, But your ghost has fled Far beyond the walls.
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VERSE 6: Think you left behind Your scripts of apology, I’m sure they belong To you and not to me. Gold lapel statuses, You signed your autograph, On a new ticket stub To the same old show. There was no role for me, Just a backstage pass, But honey I won’t keep Your regrets for my pets.