Aren't We Just A Perfect Pair?

By WoundsLikeStars

She's the water in my hand
She's a fire I can't stand
She's a number I can't recall
She's a prison, and she'll damn us all

I'm a liar, a perfect crime
I am empty, weakness defined
I'm a shadow passing by
I am falling, no need to fly

You are able
To tear me down
I am ready
To just be found
I am fading when you are here
Aren't we just a perfect pair?

Life is wasted on the pure
Vice and virtue become a blur 
The flesh is burning for relief
The soul is dying in minor key

You are able 
To tear me down
I am ready 
To just be found
I am fading when you are here
Aren't we just a perfect pair?

If you're leaving, don't make a sound
Solace blooms when gagged and bound
I'll be lying on the floor
Just leave your baggage at the door

You are able 
To tear me down
I am ready 
To just be found
I am fading when you are here
Aren't we just a perfect pair?

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Copyright 2011 WoundsLikeStars
Published on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.     Filed under: "Personal" and "Lyrics"

Author's Note:

A newer song written about addiction. Addiction doesn't always refer to "substance."
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  • A former member wrote: This piece reach's out to me. "Life is wasted on the pure Vice and virtue become a blur The flesh is burning for relief The soul is dying in minor key" I like the vibe from this, the imagery and the substance. A very nice read indeed.

  • dwells On Thursday, November 17, 2011, dwells (4284)By person wrote:

    I interpreted (in my naivete') as sexual addiction, in that old lover sometimes become trapped in a "comfort zone" when it is past time to move on. Thanks.

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