I Weep While He Sings

Written April 12th 2010

People care for possessions better than they care for people

They hold close and obsess until their hearts are full

What is the state of the world when you'll tell a machine what you mean

The core of consciousness that says disregard keep words lean

Just because it's a machine, doesn't make the thought less

Even through these circuits the alarm sounds yelling confess

This is when he lies to me I told myself in tandem

This is when he pretends that it was never even him

This is when he lies to us both that there was no reason

This is when he pretends that this is just the wrong season

People care more for things than they do for souls

They covet that which can be bound, covered up in bowls

What does it mean that we can't speak clearly to one another

The core of logic that claims that this can go no further

I felt the burn of the sin in my eyes as they read those lines

Felt the wash of shame at the need to explain showing all the signs

This is when he lies to me I hate seeing it so clearly

This is when he pretends that he doesn't just fear me

This is when he lies to us both make a whole new truth

This is when he pretends this is just a product of youth

I tore apart my tower of despair

Ripped up the cord of passing fair

Not another day in the shadow of a lie

Not one more pass resulting in goodbye

I saw him so plain in the light of day

Blazing his path daring me to play

He plays with lies as he plays with hearts

It's all a game as he weaves and darts

He plays with fire he plays with things

Over and under I weep while he sings

He sees no difference in people and possessions

No forward progress only regressions

I hold my head my reality is real

I hold my heart, its ok to feel

I hold my tongue don't yell it out

I hold my soul it's too soon to doubt

I hold my course there has to be a way

I hold my faith more than he can say

Over and under I weep while he sings

Another time another girl

Another place another ring

Over and under I weep while he sings

Around the corner around the bend

More pain to bring

Over and under I weep while he sings

Desperate heart desperate soul

To both I must cling

Over and under I weep while he sings

No lie to small

My ears do ring

Over and under I weep while he sings