Venus Obfuscating

from The Border by Carlton Hesston

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Wrote you a letter a mile long today
But a lightyear couldn't say
What it is you are beneath that soft warm skin
That made my weary head dream
But rosy eyes deceived what was plain to see
In what your blushing cheeks bequeathed

I wish I'd known I didn't need ya before I met ya babe
You got me burnin'
Yearnin' for the days when life was simple
I hope that you're still waiting for me to call
All you did was break us down and put up your walls

You had your bags packed babe
But you weren't strong enough to carry them on your own
I guess that's where I came in
A means to your end
A dead captain for the end of your war
Maybe I used you as much as you used me
And all the stars at night I see (I stay awake all night and stare at stars that used to be)
Are like looking in your eyes
Wherein indifference lies
But light still tries its best to shine

I wish I'd never known I needed ya before I met ya babe
You got me yearnin'
Burnin' for the days when life was simple
I hope that you're still waiting for me to call
All you did was break us down and put your walls

Every day I wake up terrified you'll be on my mind
Cause even in dreams there's nothing left to find
All you are is what I wish you were
All I am is what traits you affirm

I wanna tell you now if things don't work out
To call me like you used to do
I can forget the pain and if you show me the way
You can love me like you used to do
But I don't think you will
Our love is something you killed when you needed to survive
I'm gonna die alone
And when the silence calls me home there'll only be the sound of your singing

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from The Border, released September 30, 2017

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