The crowd is loudly cheering
For that is what crowds do
But, I only hear my heartbeat
For now, it's just us two
There's clowns in the arena
There's four barrels where they hide
But, it's me who faces danger
It's me that has to ride
They joke about the battle
They tell tales of my ex-wife
How I said "I did your sister"
Then I held on for my life
The truth is much more dangerous
The truth is what I know
The truth is underneath me
The truth is set to go
My boots are on the sideboards
Beneath me is the bull
A hurricane in waiting
With his anger set on full
The crowd still cheering loudly
I lower myself down
the rope around my right hand
Eight seconds to the crown
I'm not here to fight him
Just to hold on and be one
He'll try his best to throw me
I'm the bullet, he's the gun
I try to match his breathing
Slow mine down just like my heart
In a heartbeat it is over
But, right now, I'm set to start
I signal that I'm ready
It takes forever, but, it's quick
I now hear both our heartbeats
While I am waiting for the click....
Jan 7, 2018
Jan 7, 2018 at 2:49 PM UTC
The crowd is loudly cheering
For that is what crowds do
But, I only hear my heartbeat
For now, it's just us two
There's clowns in the arena
There's four barrels where they hide
But, it's me who faces danger
It's me that has to ride
They joke about the battle
They tell tales of my ex-wife
How I said "I did your sister"
Then I held on for my life
The truth is much more dangerous
The truth is what I know
The truth is underneath me
The truth is set to go
My boots are on the sideboards
Beneath me is the bull
A hurricane in waiting
With his anger set on full
The crowd still cheering loudly
I lower myself down
the rope around my right hand
Eight seconds to the crown
I'm not here to fight him
Just to hold on and be one
He'll try his best to throw me
I'm the bullet, he's the gun
I try to match his breathing
Slow mine down just like my heart
In a heartbeat it is over
But, right now, I'm set to start
I signal that I'm ready
It takes forever, but, it's quick
I now hear both our heartbeats
While I am waiting for the click....
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