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Rants on an Air Mattress

And it didn’t seem like you were anything

Anything of importance anyway

And it slipped through my fingers

Before I could figure

Out what I was supposed to do

 

But I stopped myself from not stopping

And I looked all hazy and grey in the mirror

It didn’t go away like you said it would

Instead it kept growing and growing

 

If I can take words and paint a picture

And you can take lyrics and sculpt a song

Then why are we so mad we have no talent

Then why are we so mad that we’re worthless

 

And if our critics decide to crucify us

At least we can die with a crown of thorns

And if our best friends start to despise us

Then at least we can watch the rain in peace and quite

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Jun 13, 2013
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