A textful of platitudes
sealed with a generous
X and a smiley face
lady's no substitute
for a night in your arms
and charming as your idiosyncratic line
in bullshit is
I won't stick around too long
with only this
love without loving that
you take without making.
You fake that you're breaking
and every day
it's the same old head-games
as you puppet-string my veins.
So goodbye.
Save your stage-tears
for someone who cares.
You're a mess at the best of times
and this isn't one
now I'm gone.
credits
from Midnight Limbo,
released December 10, 2015
Graeme Mearns: vocals, guitar
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