I fear that one day
You’ll leave the door open
And in another will stray
They’ll lay waste to our kingdom
They’ll take all that was mine to claim
And you’ll let it happen
You’ll let this all be in vain.
2 But you won’t shed tears, won’t cry for these things.
That would make you human, and being human is a sin.
maybe one of these days you’ll die and I won’t have to pretend I like you anymore
you’re as vain and stupid as the rest of us
It reminded me of a fairy tale
That I had heard long ago
But the ending was different, one I didn’t know
It felt like the youth in me died
Its hollow light, now no longer bright
Standing here outside the I-95
Walking amongst ghost that had once seemed divine
I felt you leaving, and I felt your demise
Sweet lies
Oh sweet lies
Sweet lies
Sweet lies
Oh, sweet lies
I hear the noises you use to make
Here in the grasses of our deceit
In the shadows cast by the growing weeds
I held the hand of something that wasn’t meant to be
Beyond this I hoped my heart would regrow
That it would flourish in this winter
That it would defeat this bitter snow
Sweet lies
Oh sweet lies
Sweet lies
Sweet lies
Oh, sweet lies
I doubt this tear could reach deep enough
To where you rest in longing sleep
I’ll only sing sad songs for you
To lull you back to me
I’ll hold your stone in my hand each night
And pray to a god that I don’t believe
Make the days shorter
Till I hold you against me
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