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Rabo Karabekian said all our souls are neon tubes of light If that is true I know mine always flickers Especially when I am scared And if you knew Morse code My soul would flash to you “LOVE ME” If you place your hands on my chest You would see My heart beats “FREEDOM” The broken Braille of the goose bumps That I get when I am cold They say “HOLD ME” If you were blind And you Dragged your hands across the terrain of my face Every pock mark and scar Would make you think I was the moon And when you got to my mouth Warm from the breath I try to hold When you’re near me You’d realize There really is a man in there Underneath the warning signs And flashes of light When the sounds from the pleads for help stop And you can finally hear me breathin’ You’ll see the message that I was supposed to give to you Read what it says on my skin “Underneath is a man Who keeps the dark and the stars to his back so he can always face you Some days his distance feels cruel Some days his smile is ugly But his heart When it’s not beating so hard that it’s beggin’ For freedom It’s full of love There is still dust in his lungs For he does not use his voice much But he can hold you like a lullaby”
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Jul 11, 2011
Jul 11, 2011 at 2:08 AM UTC
The Message that I was Supposed to Give You
Rabo Karabekian said all our souls are neon tubes of light If that is true I know mine always flickers Especially when I am scared And if you knew Morse code My soul would flash to you “LOVE ME” If you place your hands on my chest You would see My heart beats “FREEDOM” The broken Braille of the goose bumps That I get when I am cold They say “HOLD ME” If you were blind And you Dragged your hands across the terrain of my face Every pock mark and scar Would make you think I was the moon And when you got to my mouth Warm from the breath I try to hold When you’re near me You’d realize There really is a man in there Underneath the warning signs And flashes of light When the sounds from the pleads for help stop And you can finally hear me breathin’ You’ll see the message that I was supposed to give to you Read what it says on my skin “Underneath is a man Who keeps the dark and the stars to his back so he can always face you Some days his distance feels cruel Some days his smile is ugly But his heart When it’s not beating so hard that it’s beggin’ For freedom It’s full of love There is still dust in his lungs For he does not use his voice much But he can hold you like a lullaby”
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Jul 11, 2011
Jul 11, 2011 at 2:08 AM UTC
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