Bliss

[00:27.38] She lives and laughs until she cries
[00:31.56] But love-heart shades hide ember eyes
[00:35.26] In sunlit selfies, teeth and tan
[00:39.47] A garish drink, a well-toned man
[00:44.22] But when the sun has turned its back
[00:47.91] And shadow sharpens its attack
[00:52.12] Her muscle memory kicks in
[00:56.74] To lacerate her paper skin
[01:00.86] She reads the words that fathers, husbands, sons and brothers said
[01:08.53] But there's no knowing what is going on inside another head
[01:17.82] She is a ghost, she's an echo
[01:22.23] And they can't help if they don't know
[01:26.32] But the day is coming
[01:30.97] Soon she'll be bare and unknown
[01:34.03] On a walk in the park in the dark all alone
[01:37.73] Her key's in her bag, her earbuds full blast
[01:41.94] To drown out the birds, disposition downcast
[01:48.79] And she'll call it bliss
[01:57.06] They said beware of strangers, but now that's all we are
[02:01.19] Rolling real-time autofiction, reveries with avatars
[02:05.55] I'm what I think you think I am
[02:07.59] The same voice sings a different song
[02:09.67] A hundred billion neurons making it up as they go along
[02:14.48] I don't know what you know, I know what I believe
[02:18.39] I know what I can give
[02:20.31] But I don't know what you receive
[02:27.54] The knives are sharpened, pistols drawn
[02:31.38] The boys warm up and flex their brawn
[02:35.46] Soon hearts are broken, points are scored
[02:39.66] It's just some banter when they're bored
[02:44.02] They've always been there, they're not new
[02:47.74] But now they've got a good venue
[02:52.63] Let's hope the day is coming
[02:57.18] When you'll be bare and unknown
[03:00.12] On a walk in the park in the dark all alone
[03:04.25] Your key's in your bag, your earbuds full blast
[03:08.39] To drown out the birds, disposition downcast
[03:12.54] And you will call it bliss
[03:34.39] Cowards under camouflage
[03:36.15] Lobbing hate-bombs, hurling jeers
[03:37.96] Faceless brutes and bigots
[03:39.81] Revealing all their boyhood fears
[03:42.19] Hostility, fragility
[03:43.47] Rejected, vengeful tattletales
[03:46.30] We built another world
[03:48.11] But history and hate prevail
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