This old cracked ceiling
Is creeking at you
It seems to know the feeling
Of breaking like you do
You came here to test yourself
To take it all on
In stead youve made a mess of yourself
Youve been having too much fun
And now youre fighting strangers
And shadows on the wall
And voices in your head
Saying Why am I here at all?
Youve ruled out your choices
Like the loyalist you are
And drowned all those noises
Strumming your guitar
Wrapped in cold comfort
A brief and short-lived kick
Another can of Export
That ought to do the trick
Cause she used to come home early
Just to be with you
And now its getting later
And theres really nothing you can do
I came here to save you
Though I know I never could
I dont wanna change you
I just wish you understood
That you are just a puppet
In a poetess play
And its time to cut the strings now
Its time to walk away
Another early hour
Another painful kiss
Climb back up in your tower
Go dream of what you miss
You came here to calm yourself
To set yourself free
In stead youre alarmed as hell
Cause now you know you never will be
This is your illusion
These are your dreams
This is your life
And its never what it seems
I came here to save you
Though I know I never could
I dont wanna change you
I just wish you understood
That you are just a puppet
In a poetess play
And its time to cut the strings now
Its time to walk away
Is creeking at you
It seems to know the feeling
Of breaking like you do
You came here to test yourself
To take it all on
In stead youve made a mess of yourself
Youve been having too much fun
And now youre fighting strangers
And shadows on the wall
And voices in your head
Saying Why am I here at all?
Youve ruled out your choices
Like the loyalist you are
And drowned all those noises
Strumming your guitar
Wrapped in cold comfort
A brief and short-lived kick
Another can of Export
That ought to do the trick
Cause she used to come home early
Just to be with you
And now its getting later
And theres really nothing you can do
I came here to save you
Though I know I never could
I dont wanna change you
I just wish you understood
That you are just a puppet
In a poetess play
And its time to cut the strings now
Its time to walk away
Another early hour
Another painful kiss
Climb back up in your tower
Go dream of what you miss
You came here to calm yourself
To set yourself free
In stead youre alarmed as hell
Cause now you know you never will be
This is your illusion
These are your dreams
This is your life
And its never what it seems
I came here to save you
Though I know I never could
I dont wanna change you
I just wish you understood
That you are just a puppet
In a poetess play
And its time to cut the strings now
Its time to walk away