rain and other tragedies

[Big E]

fall asleep to the pitter patter on a tin roof
softened by the by the smile of the man on the moon
it was the thought i was strongest, that made me think the longest
red and blue lights to make me act right
they straighten you out with steel bars
but we paid 12 and change when we wanted to get far
i dove head first into the clientele they collect on
gimme the spotlight, fuck being a guest star
i guess our, time was up, thats why you up and left
but it cant get me down, till you ask "whos next?"
the truth was, i was choking on a sign it appears
washing the vikes down with fire and everclear
i swallowed my pride, it tied a knot in my gut
i spilled my soul in a rhythm, but no its not enough
we played peek a boo through a hand stitched afghan
and three months later threw the blanket in the trash can

[Big E]

small talk, slur or a sleuth
where to draw the line between use and abuse
you and i tango, i bite the thorns
the soles of my dance shoes, slightly worn
Honestly
I breathe between heartbeats, autonomy
on with it, raise the curtain at last
your honesty smells like what you put in your glass
coke and rum
the lights go out just as the shows begun
i have no words, i hope thats close enough
novacane numb off the dope and dumb
talk to me
the metronome of your heartbeat audibly
siphoned life from these symphonies
so when the typhoon comes im off to sea
all this paper
just like the doors between me and geisha
we have our favorites, but never favor
that sea of lateness, ill see you later
what more to say?
itd be foolish to say words aren't my forte
but youre sharp as me, thats the swordplay
brandish steel and meet me halfway
flow vivid as the river
styx and stones, ive been delivered
no more options to be considered
you were summer, i was winter
give me shelter
the circle of life can have no center
blur the image of what you remember
promise to trade in numbers for letters
feel the pressure
most promises only last forever
i gotta give something besides the effort
i cant make it right but i can make it better