You fear the ritual of it all
And you're spineless in the probing eyes of man
And his pristine hands that pick your lips apart and burn the rest
At a funeral where music plays your friends trod on the graves
It's ok to run from
Sapphire crowns
And the jewels you found
In chateau summers on your land
And all the suitors trifling plans
The burly watching you parade
With matching parasol in hand
You feel the carelessness of them all
When you're shirtless in the leering crows again
And the calamity of violence isn't doing it for them
At a festival where music plays and souls rise from the graves
It's ok to run for
Ruby dusk
And a simple trust
In cottage autumn's dusty lanes
You laugh like you were three again
Evolving in your masquerade
While searchlights in the distance fade
Well they built it up a little too high
So topple their wisdom
You were living such a murky little life
Stayed the same through every season
They'll be searching day and night
Giving mother/father fright
Had they known that you were right
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