A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.

I came back from a mortal hell, But on my way home, I saw no white god, And I saw no golden spirit, And I saw no true son.

I don’t understand. I don’t understand the cruelty The darkness The fear This choking feeling.

I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us

While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,

Without you, I feel the pain. The rain seems cold now. Thunder is only evil, And the sky is bare and pale.

I had no right To fall in love with you. All those times I promised you That I’d never fall in love again Were lies because I fell in love…

Love is the sickness. Love is the cure.

A seagull carried me away one day And took me to a secret island hid… I laughed at the waves and splashe… I even wrote notes to go with a so… The seagull was leaving and waved…

Woah. The bright sky Makes me want to live, And the grass Smells too good to miss.

There is no real romance like fore… There is no time or room to breath… But just the beating of their hear… Traps you. Like a rabbit hopelessly ensnared,

With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John

That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:

Dignity is death.

Wait 'til Michigan comes. I think I’ll wait 'til then. Think I’ll wait 'til I hear my co… Hear them loving me in Michigan. Think I’ll wait 'til I swim.