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THEMYTHOFLOVEASAMERCHANDISE
LISTENUPTHISISNOFAIRYTALEITISBARENAKEDTRUTH
LISTENCLOSELYBECAUSETHISISTHESTORYNOONEWANTSTOHEAR
LOVEISNOTATRADEITISADIRTYBUSINESS
GETREADYBECAUSEITWILLHURTTOLOOKINTHEMIRROR
Herecomesthestorynoonewantedtohear
Ofamanwhothoughtlovewassomethingtosell
Sellhissoulhislifethewholepathahead
Forasmilethatmadehimflythenlefthimoutofcontrol
HA!YESLETMETELLYOU!HYPOCRISYISITSCREED
IthoughtlovingmeantforgettingwhatIbelieve
Asifmyowndestinywasworthnothingwhatafoolishdeed
Puttingyourneedsabovemineisthisloveorjustawhipthatbleeds
IdidnotunderstandofcoursenotIwasblindchasingapplause
Tryingtopleaseeveryoneearningeveryglancejustlikeaclowninchaos
Ilivedsearchingoutsideforwhatwasmissinginside
AndsoIruinedpathsfriendshipsconnectionswithnoreasonorguide
Imistookloveforneedforuncontrolledobsessionanddesire
AsifwithoutsomeoneelseIcouldnotevenbreathewhatalaughableliar
Andthenyoucame!Ohyes!Likeanangelinthecoldwinterairwhatafairytale
WhentheworldwasnothingbutnoiseandIwaslostandconfused
Yougavememomentsthatnowmakemelaughandsay“whatutterwaste”
Butterfliesinthebellydon’tliebuttheyalsodon’tlastforever
Theywereborntoflynottobetrappedinacageofmiseryandpain
Thetragicomedyendedinabitterfarewell
AndthereIstoodstupidmindallmixedupandinsane
ForyearsIcarriedguiltquestionsanddeepresentment
Lookingforsomeonetoblamesothedespairwouldnotconsumeeachmoment
“It’syourfault”“it’smine”“it’severyone’s”whatrubbishwhatnonsense
Untildawnedonmeblamehealsnothingit’sjustabadjokeanddefense
Ilearnedtoforgivetoletexpectationsgofree
Forgivenessdoesnoterasethepastbutitfreesyoufromitschainsbelieveme
Myfirstlove!Thegreatdreamthatturnedintoanightmareandsorrow
Ithoughtyouwereeverythingbutyouwerejustapagefuloflessonsborrowed
Itwasnotalossnorwasitacurseitwasateacherinperfectdisguise
Taughtmethatloveisnotdependence—thisisthemyththatsomanysell
Noonecomesalongtomakeyouwholeyouarealreadycompletewhenyouchoosewell
HEYDOYOUTHINKITWASEASYTOADMITIwassowrong
ThatIdivedheadfirstintoab
