Monday, January 14, 2008

this is pain, this is pleasure

no you can't see them
in the fog of the dawn
alone on your futon
with your pajamas still on

they are paving your road
they are moving your boulders
carrying your name
on the nape of their shoulders

i know you are lost
i know you are broken
the pac-man machine
rejected your tokens

i know you are stuck
i know you weren't joking
when you said you'd had enough
when your car started smoking

so take this shield,
this song, and soak them
put this kimono on
find the embers and stoke them

there is fire in the lines
of the path you've chosen
melody in the pit of the throat
that's been choking

i know you are lost
i know you are broken
this is pain, this is pleasure
take the time to know them