shanknolan

im getting tired
all these excuses and abuses
alive at dawn
do we lie or do we try?
these charades and these faces
broken shards and traces
of penicillin anti-love
coarsing through my veins

the rain shows us up
for what we are
all that remains of you
is half of what we are

remember the time i lit the fire?
you unfurled yourself up on the couch
remember the time you called me liar?
i unraveled like a piece of string

underneath the mask you wear
is just a broken caricature
its ugly and its ugly and
its ugly and its ugly
underneath the face we wear
is just an ugly caricature
its guilty and its guilty and
its guilty and its guilty and its me

its enough to make you shiver
the smiling killer in the river
she takes another piece of me
every time she's on her knees
(its only over when she says it is)

underneath the mask we wear
is just an ugly caricature
if you dont shut your mouth
i'll shut it fucking for you.

(c)2007 shank nolan