The only way to defeat
Is to completely expose

Stripped to the bone
It has nowhere to hide

Exposure brings volatility
sinewy strength and lies

The host must be stronger
or be destroyed

I can't taste
I can't feel
no matter how many
layers i peel

i pour sriracha
on everything i eat
it's all i can do
to make it sweet

then you came along
to quench my thirst
what a joke
it just got worse

so i'm on a new mission
just need basics to survive
sriracha for my oatmeal
to keep me alive

she looked up to me
in a moment of intimacy
and said oh your
growing out your hair
it looks longer
no just can't get to see
a really good barber

the good guy i found
is all booked up

everyone wants him he's
in demand
just like you

I am only here sometimes
When I have to be

When I can't fake it anymore
Is when I go to sleep

when i swallowed your pill
it scorched my throat
i couldn't swallow for a year

my voice was hoarse
i couldn't speak
and i realized my greatest fear

i decided not to revenge myself
no that's not my style
i concluded you needed my help
to relieve some earthly burdens for awhile

the next time you ask for a light
from the ranks of anonymity
i will belch fire per your request
into the general proximity

you won't have to wax your upper lip anymore
and those tweezers can be retired
just consider it a kind deed from a friend
no thanks required

I did everything I could
To rid her from my life
I changed my phone number
I moved 1000 miles away
I lied and told her I had done hurtful things to people she loved so she would hate me

Still she found me
Must have been the breadcrumbs

air and fuel
spark the flame
burn clean
play the game

i bled for you
you sweat for me
never achieving
peak efficiency

hot exhaust
burning hate
keep it tight
out of the gate

she bled for him
he sweat for her
too much work
for one cylinder

living a lie
split in two
a secret reality
created by you

course correction
going 90 in fifth
gotta block those thoughts
with a louder exhaust

maximize horsepower
before i lose it all
so much at stake
need a high flow intake

living a lie
split down the middle
need some major upgrades
for the fantasy to continue

golden nails painted
dirt borders ingrained
pounded into crevices
impenetrable
derelict
He knows what's up
rolling backwards
wheelchair throne
Evading stare
phlegm cackle
Hey man that's the ****
Don't lower your eyes to me
I'm so close to that
Being you
One slip away
I want to be that
majestic

don't hug
never cry
speak weak
keep inside

slay away
fight dragons
create distractions

nothing sacred
impose treachery
make a mess of me

exploit
full blown
don't own

debilitate
bait and switch
nerve pinch

don't hug
never cry
speak weak
keep inside

Hide in your shell
Little hermit
Crab
Isolate retract
Pick at the
Scab
Vulnerable scared
Outside your
Home
Shrivel in the sun
Die
Alone

the times they tough
but we'll get through it
the times are tough
but we'll get by

the times they tough
but let's get to it
we all doin' our
best

she told me to never question
things i don't understand
accept it for what it is
just take my hand

so i threw down the sword
gave up the fight
for a four year test of faith
and some dark *** nights

i was guided by doubt
feelings unexplained
this could destroy me
with nothing to gain

still i stayed true to course
with everything uncertain
there i had my first glimpse
when she peeled back the curtain

*now go write a sappy love poem
or better yet a song
how when you first saw my light
and it was there all along

i can't live your lie
it was never mine
i'm doing you a disservice
take me off your to do list

frayed at the edges
soft in the middle
lying and cheating
fit as a fiddle

i'm not claiming to be flawless
don't care to be*
there was only ever one
*and he suffered perfectly