VERSE ONE
I walk with a limp
It explains my existence
Off-kilter, askew and distant
Simply sympathetic to those who can’t flow like I can
An icon
I walk through badlands
Habits I form fit me
Worn out and dingy
Sentimental devils in a den that tempt me
A beneficiary of my open doors
Hoard my dormant woes
Not supposed to show, you know…
Kindness for weakness
Try to find peace through posturing
Leash to throat coddling
Appreciate the gag order from fondling…
Mixed messages
Hatred or fond of me?
CHORUS
This is
The world you put me in…
Sometimes hard to be myself…
I slowly start slip again
Save me from my shell
You don’t know who I could be…
Who I could be without your help…
Walking alone in a caution zone
Coffins often our home
VERSE TWO
Save it for some sucker
I sip with the Rum-Runners
Indicative of being a dick because
But, it works though
Why would you be next to me?
Making you feel unequal
Evil even cheats on your dreams
But, I’m peaceful
In the confines of madness
Your problems are not mine
Mind your manners
And I’m famished…
But, I manage
Fantasy is all that I got
So hop to it and do what I say
Move when I shoo you away
Dues, that are blue, to be paid
Bruised, indubitably
Accrued from losing your dreams
Shoes that couldn’t have been
Used for more than mystique
BRIDGE
You don’t know who I could be
Who I could be without your help
Walking alone in a caution zone
Coffins often our home
VERSE THREE
My mind is unbridled like a single man
Crossed the line
Numb, now I’m tingling
I played the role
Played opossum and watched them running amok
Pressed my luck
My buttons are stuck
Must be an omen or a warning attempt
As gusty winds loom, then the more they tempt
And I’m haunted
Apparitions wishing to harm me
Deserving every minute of it
A suffer safari.
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