I take a face and call it
My love, my dear.
But never really know who else
I could have picked upon.
But never really know who else
I might have called upon.
And then you came along,
Not too far along the time line.
Who's face shall I place upon
This empty void of mine?
Who's face shall I place upon
These empty veins of mine?
The sound will echo in the dark--
Strain your ears to heard it in the hallway.
A hollow brain knocks out of its shell
Into the bitter coldness of this abandoned well.
A hollow heart knocks out of its shell
Into the bitter coldness of this abandoned well of mine.
Drench me in the tears of secret silence
No umbrellas needed today or any day
I pretend it is a sunny day
I pretend it's not a rainy day
I pretend it is a happy day
I pretend it's not a lonely day
Melancholy sorrow wets the carpet
And the stairway.
Suffocate my dreams again, why don't you?
Suffocate my love again, why don't you?
Suffocate my life again, why don't you?
Suffocate yourself, why don't you?
Inseparable twins hop on sticks.
Inseparable lovers walk on twigs.
Now, can't I wish that those two were us?
Now, can't I wish that those two were us?
Now, can't I wish that those two were us?
Now can't I wish that you happened to love me back?
Happened to be an imperial.
Seesaws; life so momentarily now.
Can't you see my daydreams for what they are?
Can't you see my daydreams for what they are?
Can't you see my daydreams of you?
Can't you see my daydreams of the happy couple we could be?
An item bounces out in the doorway
A bomb then shatters in the window
I can't even see the crowd and
I can't even sob so loud and
I can't even see myself and
I can't even die at night now.
I embrace the the sheets like they're you--
Embrace the love that never came.
Slither in the lonely Monday,
Slither in the lonely Sunday,
Slither in the lonely one day,
Slither in the lonely any day.
