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lovers lament sings for dances with pizzas
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The lady is beneath
lying where men fear to tread
scratch the surface (facade) I keep
make me vulnerable to their lies
it's that clever disguise i fall for
time and again
weary of hearing the door slam shut
the finality of it
fading footfalls betray my trust
caught once more - painfully naive
gave everything
for some misunderstood need
some emotional dependency
unexplained, rooted firmly in yesterday
someday i'll get past this
longing becomes a living entity
breathing through me sweetly
i'm comfortable with the melancholy
stayed by my side, all these years
time slips away, inconsequential
only my body holds substance in their eyes
mind, soul, heart given to the four winds
to be torn and divided equally
and scattered to the heavens
seventy and seven thousand miles
in search of naked truth, covered heavily in their manipulations
the shadows follow every man
and every man follows my father
to some unknown destination
in the 'great beyond'
so i understand now, the 3rd degree burns
scars that never heal
can't say i know how you feel
but i know where you're coming from.
copyright 2001
-for Jody-
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