Play Dead

& boys are so cold.

They speak without meaning.

The only time they talk is in their sleep.

& girls are a bore,

Their touch without feeling.

Their secrets always far too grim to keep.

& up until now,

You've lived in their shadows, trying hard to please them.

But they'll never change as long as they're breathing.

Thinking hurts & thoughts don't rhyme

To those of us who've never tried to find a face behind our lipstick smiles

& as our pretty faces die

Our broken hearts will wonder why

The makeup just won't hide the scars of time

& boys are so cruel,

So don't let them find you tonight.

& girls are so vain,

So put them behind you tonight.

I'll cast you a spell,

A magic where everyone plays dead,

And after tonight,

They'll never remind you.

Thinking hurts & thoughts don't rhyme

To those of us who've never tried to find a face behind our lipstick smiles

& as our pretty faces die

Our broken hearts will wonder why

The makeup just won't hide the scars of time

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