I should have waited on my laurels
I should have counted on my thumbs
I should have guessed among the tested and fractured
With the wrong that I have done
I should lifted up your spirits
I should have groomed all of my thoughts
I should have broken down the most temperate barricades
And shown you that I could walk
We ran for eons but in silence
So close but torn so far apart
Could I have been better?
Could I have been flawed?
Could I have pulled it together?
Oh, could I have been weathered with the nerve to applaud?
Could I have written a letter and signed it, "Oh my god"?
I should have crackled and smoldered
I should have melted in the rain
I should have fled the scene and lied about my aubergine
And kept it within my brain
I should have holed up in a factory
I should have holed up in the ground
I should have plucked the most extravagant of gems
And placed it upon your crown
We were the only good for the future
The sun that pierced into my heart
I should have taken all your treatments
I should have learned to love my place
I should have never tried to argue with the pain inside
And watch as it burned away
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