Unmistakable, the scent, the chill in the air.
Feel autumn creep into place.
Those uncharted thoroughfares and shallows deep
Speak in intricacies.
Pale illumination secret emotions.
For ransom behind a paper mask,
Inside a heart shaped stone.
Uninhibited reins unfurled.
I couldn't resist the urge to hesitate when I heard you cry.
b******, you have no shame.
Don't you know tears won't wash away real or imagined crimes.
Design's flawed structure, tests failure seems a perfect fit.
Relinquish those ties that bind.
Bare devotion in no uncertain terms.
Together we'll share our misery.
Foster this beautiful child versed in the fury.
Spare me the pain of love.
Each day I reach a new low.
I took the low road to zero.
I know you're just like me.
You bear the mark, the stain.
I know you're just like me.
Together we'll share our misery.
Foster this beautiful child versed in the fury.
You're just what I need.
Take my hand,
Press it to the burner.
Love tastes bittersweet.
Screams for revenge.
There will come a time, someday soon, you too will be alone.
You felt the wind at your back, so you ran.
You took what you wanted,
You took as you need,
Thought you could disappear, leave without a trace.
Lose yourself as you wade deep into the city.
So run silent, run deep.
With closed eyes I focus on the lull of lush static white noise off the highway.
Imagine the tide crash the shore.
I'll lay here, watch it fall and
I won't make a sound.
I'll lay here, watch it fall and
I won't make a sound.
Stirred by the pitter-patter of sleet bouncing off the sill,
Nudge my head further into the pillow.
Not content with the dreaming,
A sprawling shade of gray.
Pick myself up tip-toe across icy tile,
Nimble as a firewalker,
Quick glance at the clock.
I'm going nowhere at all.
Idly passing the time.
Filling in the gaps has become routine.
Devote endless effort to a single thought can afford the attention, because it doesn't cost a thing.
Under a facade of normalcy,
A wolf in the guise of sheep.
I'll draw you out into the wire
When I bait the trap with rose petals.
I'll draw you out into the wire
When I bait the trap.
Cascades of red purl over gnashing maws.
Love tastes bittersweet, it screams for revenge.
Felt nary a tinge of misgiving at what I've done.
Excuses are paper thin,
Fit to bur.
Hold you to nothing,
I'll honor your lies.
Feel autumn creep into place.
Those uncharted thoroughfares and shallows deep
Speak in intricacies.
Pale illumination secret emotions.
For ransom behind a paper mask,
Inside a heart shaped stone.
Uninhibited reins unfurled.
I couldn't resist the urge to hesitate when I heard you cry.
b******, you have no shame.
Don't you know tears won't wash away real or imagined crimes.
Design's flawed structure, tests failure seems a perfect fit.
Relinquish those ties that bind.
Bare devotion in no uncertain terms.
Together we'll share our misery.
Foster this beautiful child versed in the fury.
Spare me the pain of love.
Each day I reach a new low.
I took the low road to zero.
I know you're just like me.
You bear the mark, the stain.
I know you're just like me.
Together we'll share our misery.
Foster this beautiful child versed in the fury.
You're just what I need.
Take my hand,
Press it to the burner.
Love tastes bittersweet.
Screams for revenge.
There will come a time, someday soon, you too will be alone.
You felt the wind at your back, so you ran.
You took what you wanted,
You took as you need,
Thought you could disappear, leave without a trace.
Lose yourself as you wade deep into the city.
So run silent, run deep.
With closed eyes I focus on the lull of lush static white noise off the highway.
Imagine the tide crash the shore.
I'll lay here, watch it fall and
I won't make a sound.
I'll lay here, watch it fall and
I won't make a sound.
Stirred by the pitter-patter of sleet bouncing off the sill,
Nudge my head further into the pillow.
Not content with the dreaming,
A sprawling shade of gray.
Pick myself up tip-toe across icy tile,
Nimble as a firewalker,
Quick glance at the clock.
I'm going nowhere at all.
Idly passing the time.
Filling in the gaps has become routine.
Devote endless effort to a single thought can afford the attention, because it doesn't cost a thing.
Under a facade of normalcy,
A wolf in the guise of sheep.
I'll draw you out into the wire
When I bait the trap with rose petals.
I'll draw you out into the wire
When I bait the trap.
Cascades of red purl over gnashing maws.
Love tastes bittersweet, it screams for revenge.
Felt nary a tinge of misgiving at what I've done.
Excuses are paper thin,
Fit to bur.
Hold you to nothing,
I'll honor your lies.