From the Vein

I've been thinking 'bout the way you think
How it only makes sense when I drink
And I've waited so long now
And I hate that I miss you so...
I'm older, though the gap persists
Still baffled at what this is

I've been thinking I'll change my face
See who loves me, oh how I'll be displaced
This torment, silent slaughter
These fathers, losing daughters
They can't teach me how to act
Just love me less, don't have a heart attack

Don't toy with my puppet strings
They're derived from my veins
Pulls on my heart till I scream
I'll be by your side endlessly
If you let me
If you let me

I've been thinking 'bout the stress we cause
Each other when our happiness falls paused
Such longing seems unreal
No tourniquet stops what I feel
Someday I'll tell you just what I mean
For now I don't wish to make a scene

I've been thinking 'bout what ain't mine
Seems I focus on it all the time
Ah, don't worry girl
Ah, how do I assure you?
That every time I think of you
I adore you?
Your laugh and your smile
Oh so etched in my memory
I'm locked in your love-cell
And I swallowed the key

So don't toy with my puppet strings
They're derived from my veins
Pulls on my heart till I scream
I'll be by your side endlessly
If you let me
If you let me


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It's hard to describe, but everything is different now.