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QUINTET

The Last

I'm so naive
I will never know the way
I'm so naive
Helpless as a child
Wanting something perfect
Having nothing, getting nothing
Not you but someone
Bitter substiture you are
Something I could never want
But can't deny you, you are there
The last of this, the desperate
Chasing shadows, loving ghosts
Wanting the infinite, hating myself
Hating myself
I'm so naive
I will never make my way
I'm so naive
Worthless as a child
To everyone around me
The psychotic mind
Drugged and kind
Rejected, ignored
So fucking bored
This is the last
I am the desperate
You are the fading shadow
Nonexistant is the infinite
Still I'm hating myself
Hating myself
Hating you
This is the last . . . . . I'm so naive

Does It

Does it get you off?
Does it make you proud?
Is it all you ever wanted?
Does it blow your mind?
Does it steal your breath?
Is it that good? Are you haunted
By the yelling, by the screaming
By all the cheering faces?
Are you followed by the fans you feed?
Is it the same in different places?
Does it make you joyful?
Does it make you sad?
How does it make you feel?
Does it get you high?
Does it take you away?
How can you tell what's real?
Fame has stolen you away from life
And I know you won't complain
Riding in your limousine
And drinking rich champagne
The fans, the feeling,
You're such a god.
They love you, they want you,
You're a glamorous fraud.

My Canvas

You are my canvas
Empty until I come
Infecting you
Defacing you
Scrawl down your face
Scratch across your back and down
Painting your wrists
Painting your throat
Red and dripping, you spin me round
Like a record
My little peice of art
My touch decays you
Brittle
Painful
Untrue
I couldn't count on you
I never thought it through
My paintings disappear
Not even you are here
You are my canvas
Empty until I come
The damage has been done
And I will throw
You away.

Four Years

Four years and you still don't know me
Simple foolish peace of mind
Four years and the world has shown me
The secret vices of your kind
I shatter the dream to see what's real
Burn myself to see if I feel
I talk to you to see if I'll cry
Now turn off the light and see if I die
Four years and you'll never know me
I think I'll stay here on my own
Four years here, bitterness owns me
I know I'll live in peace alone.

Evolution to an End

The Dope Hat
Come play that
The superstar
Reopened scar
Omega
I beg ya
Twinkle twinkle
Big Rock Star
Pride and drugs
Won't get you far
Sparkle, sputter,
Then fade out
Now who's left
To beg or shout?
Be loved now
Don't ask how
Be thankful
Love them still
Smile
Inhale
Scream

POETRY