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death wish

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  You have such a subtle way of calling me crazy You'd rather wade in poisoned waters than call me I'm such a fool for you and your million daydreams Go ahead and set another fire beneath me It's all an ode to nothing anyways All your embers settle over my grave Do you still say grace for me? How long before your prayers forget me? You can push me over the highest cliff It won't break my bones like you did Sorrowful while I tend to your wounds You're such a mystery, why don't you want me like I do? You have such a foolish way of loving me You know I'd die for you if you'd asked nicely  You're too polite and condescending to say you've been tempted to Does the thrill of one's affection end once you feel it too? It's all an ode to nothing anyways As the waves hit my ship, I call it a day And I'm coming back to you, why can't you wait All my embers settle over your grave My fingers shake as I write every thing I want to say Are you a...

Catherine

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  Catherine, it's Billy on the line I hope its been long enough Won't you just let me hear your voice one more time? It's funny and it stills leaves me confounded That after all this time away from you Every time I think I've lost you forever The stardust settles in the shape of your name on my pillow But I owe you one, don't I? You brought me back to life You come alive in the fractured moonlight Don't you make me ask you twice If all was well, I wouldn't be here Shaking senseless in the storm Begging for another chance Catherine, me you have abhorred If I could give you every shooting star For mending this broken heart of mine It would take all of me that belongs to you already If only you weren't a goddamn cinephile But I owe you one, don't I? Catherine, I've known it all my life You're a sight to see in the dark of night Catherine, won't you wait just awhile? Should I attempt to fix the cracks in the walls we built in the war? Or toss...