Ballads of Beauty. 3. "Did you say it was something true?"

Did you say it was something true?

Did you say the truth when you said it?

You want more than I’ll ever do

And I’d pay a lot just to edit

All your lies from the story of us

All your falsehood and empty pretensions

‘Cause your name’s “violation of trust”

And I’m not going to sell you redemption

But then you come by

Light up my fire

Warm up my bed

And I’m over and dead

You can’t tell a diamond from gravel

But you want me; should I be pleased?

You are quicksand on roads I travel

‘Tis hard to fight you; you’re like a disease

You are lethal, but I’m a survivor

You are pain, but I killed all my nerves

Love is rearing her head of a viper

It’s not mine anymore, it’s all yours.

© 2009. Anastasia Duchevski