They won't understand us my dear We are far too complex for even our own comprehension They can't conquer us though we may feel conquered They can't hinder us though we may feel hindered They can't torment us, tear us down or toss us aside like yesterdays news We are a fit of passion like the closest embrace We are an army of one united by our hearts that rarely beat and occasionally Beat too hard and fast We won't stop in the name of all that is ungodly We are too good for this world They know it You know it I am starting to believe it We are poets, writers, artists, lovers The world is our oyster and we are allergic to shellfish It's not that we are misfits It's that this day and age is still too baggy on our bodies And I pray to a God I don't believe in that we will never grow into those rags Because we aren't pearls Or one of a billion We are beautiful creatures They are waiting for the day we bite the pills and overdose on bullets But you won't let them have that bitter satisfaction And I shouldn't either We are the beings ardent for what we can take in quantities from this life So we may write about them And tell everyone our story And watch them melt To our stolen golden lies