if who i am is what you see
what do you see when you look at me ?
across the room
across the world
your eyes are the one thing i catch.

the invisible, unbreakable string ties us together
holds me by the neck
your gaze grazes my lips
and you forget her presence--
october is endless.

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ViCTORiA’S iNTERLUDE

VICTORiA, SAY iT BACK
i CAN’T BE LEFT ON THE LAST WORDS
THE EiGHT LETTERS.
WHO HURT YOU ?

BRiCKS ARE WEiGHiNG DOWN ON YOUR HEART
NOTHiNG’S EVER GOOD ENOUGH
NOTHiNG HERE COULD SAVE YOU
OR YOUR CUTTHROAT KiNDNESS

CRASH MY CAR WiTH ME iNSiDE
LiQUiD GOLD LEAVES YOU FEELiNG PUT TOGETHER
CRASH MY LiFE BUT i’M NOT MAD
BECAUSE iT WOULDN’T FEEL RiGHT WITHOUT YOU

YOU’RE ONLY EiGHTEEN
HOW COULD ANYONE HATE YOU
i FALL FOR YOUR KiND
YOU STAY THE SAME AND iT’S DANGEROUS

SO MUCH SMOKE
ViCTORiA, THiS HAS ME FEELiNG SO LOW
YOU’RE CRUiSiNG WiTH YOUR EYES CLOSED
LEAViNG ME WiTH NO CLOSURE

YOU’VE DROVE ME AWAY WITH YOUR EMOTiONS
LEFT TO FORGiVE AND FORGET
AFTER BREAKiNG ME BADLY
BLURRY ViSiON, ViCTORiA, i’M BLEEDiNG OUT AND BRUiSED.

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victoria, what will it take ?
you were the closest thing i had to her
but now that i do have her
there’s no need for you
there’s no need to be jealous.

you’ve given me nothing.
can’t i ask for one thing,
i just wanted you to burn the strings
but instead you cut the ties.
you’ve given me closure.

i guess it takes conflict
to know who really takes you far
but no matter how far we split
our string stays tied.
haven’t we been through this before ?