chris ryder

smiling confuses people they think im happy
im not
laughing confuses people they think their funny
your not
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a young boy runs
he runs alone
once,
once he was not alone
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when our lips touch
explosions go off in my head
flashing lights in my eyes
blood rushes to my face
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you came so close
you ignored sharp teeth and bloody claws
you came so close aware yet unafraid
and you soothed me
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im not alone
not anymore
its because of you
all because of you
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as we lie together naked as nature intended
nothing blocks our bodies
no restrictions on our minds
we let our love flow freely
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all my life i have been ashamed
all my life i have been ashamed
ashamed of who i was
ashamed of what i was
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On a lonesome hill stands a lonesome tree,
the last survivor of a terrible struggle,
his brothers and sisters
burden the ground around him,
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all is fun and games in the court
the court of our king henry
the music dances around joyfully
the sound of the bards
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once again i stand on the surf torn shore,
once again you are in my arms,
once again your hair seeks to escape my grasp,
to flow in the wind like some golden stream,
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Take this kiss upon your lips!
And, take me back into your arms,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
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i scratch at these scars
they hurt
like a red hot poker
it hurts me
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i had a friend called john
i was like a son
we fought
we smiled
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i know my love
i know its hard
i know it doesn't get any easier
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i see you there
close yet far away
warm yet cold
happy yet sad
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he flutters around from branch to branch
quick as a dart
gone in a flash
he sits upon your fork
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in my dreams you appear
all the time you are there
you are the one constant
whether night terror or no
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all i want to see
is your smiling face
such sweet grace
is your smiling face
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ill stop loving you
when diamonds never sparkle
and flowers cease to grow
when thunders but a glimmer
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