By Robert Andersson
Hi my darling, how was your day?
What happened at work, is your boss okay?
Let’s avoid what I think, and continue pretend,
It’s partially cloudy and I hate your best friend
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Don’t say ‘can we talk’, I’m not ready to hear,
What I already know, I’m in angst and fear
Do not risk our present, do not risk our past,
Let me keep my belief, that we can outlast
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I love you, by the weight of my heart,
I don’t want to risk, our present and our past
I wish I dared to tell you all,
I hope it will not be our fall
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When I tried to tell you the situation,
I couldn’t control my hesitation
I pushed for the words that wouldn’t come out,
I crashed inside with scream and shout
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Gestures are numb, and air is thick,
The wall can fall, by one more brick
Rumbling news to avoid the cold,
The TV fills the frighting void
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The leader of some prominent land,
Accuses a college, of deceitful hand
What is true and what is false?
Shall we dance, the Grown-up Waltz?
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I read your text, that you meet another,
If that were true, why would I bother
Last night you cried, for forgiveness and love,
Roll in the mud, as a forgotten glove
Deep in the bathroom mirror I look,
I won the game, you’re on my hook
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I take you home, but hold you on distance,
Keep you hanging, break down resistance
Your consciousness, soon has dried,
Do you even know I lied?
You still believe, your thoughts are free,
I cultivate minds, you’re my bonsai tree
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Your smile can cause the world to faint,
With lips of an angel, and eyes of a saint
You always say those words of pleasure,
You always act with cold-heart measure
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I gave you my word, to always be faithful,
Be honest and kind, but you are disgraceful
I cannot leave, and I cannot stay,
For your love, with freedom I pay
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Gestures are numb, and air is thick,
The wall can fall, by one more brick
Another prophet on the TV cries,
That honesty is but the sum of lies
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Are prophets wise, or are there still hope,
Can we be better, avoid our slope?
Are we true, or are we false?
Shall we dance, the Grown-up Waltz?