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Artificiality
A kiss to me you never meant
Her taste still present on your lips
Your clothes still covered in her scent
And you come home to me again
And what am I to think of you?
What am I to take as truth?
We tear apart and rearrange
Just like a Baptist's Bible page
Staring at my roses there
I'll admit just to be fair...
It was just how you swore it
Fake flowers never died
You found a way around it--
They never were alive
It's time to close this casket
Pretend we won't regret it
((It's time, it's time))
We'll read the eulogy this time
Make sure that every word's just right
We'll play the parts of mourning hearts
Make-believe we never lied
Her perfume is on your coat again
You smell like pure and utter sin
And your breath reeks of cigarettes
Hug me cold, ask forgiveness
What have you left me to do?
What am I to think is true?
Cross your heart and hope to die
"Hail Mary"'s just won't save this time
Staring at my roses there
And I'll admit just to be fair...
It was just how you swore it
Fake flowers never died
You found a way around it--
They never were alive
It's time to burn this body
The remnants are rotting
((It's time, come time))
We'll read the eulogy this time
Make sure that every word's just right
We'll play the parts of mourning hearts
Make-believe we never lied
Another day your deceit did work
Another night you worked so hard for
Turning faith and love to ash
Kiss regrets into the past
((It's time, my love))
The time has come
It was just how you swore it
Exactly how you swore it
Fake roses never die...
We never were alive
