I’ll keep it simple.
This will be written
On construction paper
(With crayons, of course)
So maybe you’ll finally understand.
Shall I begin?
A whale got caught up in the tide
And found herself suffocating on the shore
While thousands of people gathered to watch
Her last glimpse of life was the bright flash
Of someone’s camera
A snake slithers across hot asphalt midday
His mother never taught him to look both ways
Born in the time of black holes
He found himself spread along dotted yellow lines
They surely lead to hell
A crow watches a girl staring out a window
He sees light falling down her face
Becomes distracted by a lizard on the wall
The girl watches the crow fall
Wondering what’s the point of it all?
Yes love can be a pillow
A comforting place for your head
It can also be used to suffocate
(And I can’t hurt you if I’m dead)
I assure you I’ve been there myself
Self-pity is a road well traveled
Eventually you’ll find a dead-end
Unaware of all you’ve unraveled
Those cheap shots you insist on taking
Always land in shallow waters
Broken hearts built the mountains
And we are their volcanic daughters
A comforting place for your head
It can also be used to suffocate
(And I can’t hurt you if I’m dead)
I assure you I’ve been there myself
Self-pity is a road well traveled
Eventually you’ll find a dead-end
Unaware of all you’ve unraveled
Those cheap shots you insist on taking
Always land in shallow waters
Broken hearts built the mountains
And we are their volcanic daughters
I can no longer hear the angry cries
You use to try to get a rise
Out of me so I will fight
But you haven’t got it right
Not that I’m one to know
But at least I don’t go so low
As to cover up all you say
Insecurity always finding a way
A parasite that begins to spread
Until our love is completely dead
You use to try to get a rise
Out of me so I will fight
But you haven’t got it right
Not that I’m one to know
But at least I don’t go so low
As to cover up all you say
Insecurity always finding a way
A parasite that begins to spread
Until our love is completely dead
Revel in the poison
Running through your veins
You like to keep the scars
Never bleach those stains
What devil have you reasoned with
You sold yourself too cheap
You finally see the road you walked
And the way back is steep
You could live like this forever
It’s alluring to never try
So easily you turn your back
And eventually we die
You mistake my strength for madness
Confused by how I stand
It’s true – I don’t need you
I’ve found my own dry land
You ask for reassurance
Saying that’s all that you need
But instead I want to help you
Actually plant a seed
I love you and am willing to end this
Hoping it will help you see
Your need to find your own strength
And not rely on me
Running through your veins
You like to keep the scars
Never bleach those stains
What devil have you reasoned with
You sold yourself too cheap
You finally see the road you walked
And the way back is steep
You could live like this forever
It’s alluring to never try
So easily you turn your back
And eventually we die
You mistake my strength for madness
Confused by how I stand
It’s true – I don’t need you
I’ve found my own dry land
You ask for reassurance
Saying that’s all that you need
But instead I want to help you
Actually plant a seed
I love you and am willing to end this
Hoping it will help you see
Your need to find your own strength
And not rely on me
Fly away to some unknown land
Where they bow to you as king
Feeding your dark visions
It’s the demon cries they sing
Waters dark, the sun still shines
It’s a place of comfort and knowing
You’ve spent your life exploring mountains
And the rivers prove easy for rowing
You took me there a time or two
There is beauty in this place
But hell is not for me to dwell
The devil has your face
You wish that I will join you
In a mansion overlooking the sea
This is an island of nightmares
Darling, this is no place for me
Did I mention that I once lived here?
I found a valley that fit my needs
My hate and self-pity did blossom
In the rotting swamp and reeds
You don’t have to stay anywhere forever
We all have the ability to go
The way will never be easy
But rivers shouldn’t be easy to row
Where they bow to you as king
Feeding your dark visions
It’s the demon cries they sing
Waters dark, the sun still shines
It’s a place of comfort and knowing
You’ve spent your life exploring mountains
And the rivers prove easy for rowing
You took me there a time or two
There is beauty in this place
But hell is not for me to dwell
The devil has your face
You wish that I will join you
In a mansion overlooking the sea
This is an island of nightmares
Darling, this is no place for me
Did I mention that I once lived here?
I found a valley that fit my needs
My hate and self-pity did blossom
In the rotting swamp and reeds
You don’t have to stay anywhere forever
We all have the ability to go
The way will never be easy
But rivers shouldn’t be easy to row
so simple so simple
it can all be so simple
don’t pop a pimple
love your dimple
the Earth is round
but it once was flat
what’s up with that?
a planet’s a planet
but suddenly it’s not
the sun is hot
but who says why?
do you believe
humans don't fly?
when tomorrow it’s wrong
no matter how long
it was believed
you were conceived
by a bird or a light
or sex post fight
the most puzzling of all
is a boy like you
and what you do
am I a doll
i doubt it at all
they seem so real
and some can cry
but a doll can’t lie
a doll can’t feel
you puzzle me so
don’t want me to go
but yell in my face
bring me below
to this painful place
where it’s all a race
you tell me all day
that you have fears
am I’m not that way
you wont hear what I say
i must have no tears
then what is this blood
that comes out my eye
and waters your lie
nurtured in mud
to produce a bud
my heart must die
how much more can I take?
it can all be so simple
don’t pop a pimple
love your dimple
the Earth is round
but it once was flat
what’s up with that?
a planet’s a planet
but suddenly it’s not
the sun is hot
but who says why?
do you believe
humans don't fly?
when tomorrow it’s wrong
no matter how long
it was believed
you were conceived
by a bird or a light
or sex post fight
the most puzzling of all
is a boy like you
and what you do
am I a doll
i doubt it at all
they seem so real
and some can cry
but a doll can’t lie
a doll can’t feel
you puzzle me so
don’t want me to go
but yell in my face
bring me below
to this painful place
where it’s all a race
you tell me all day
that you have fears
am I’m not that way
you wont hear what I say
i must have no tears
then what is this blood
that comes out my eye
and waters your lie
nurtured in mud
to produce a bud
my heart must die
how much more can I take?