Sharing Our Fate to the Death
Lyrics
dear poet
have you run out of words?
you know that they've run from you.
dear princess
have you misplaced your crown?
it's sitting here within my arms
what use has she for a headstone?
you've got your hands on her shoulders
maybe you thought she'd be better off
without all that blood to call her own
"Who's the victim?"
there behind the church she lay
in your "heart" she'll always stay
little baby should have known the truth
(who's your victim?)
once upon a searchdog dream
just give it up and let things be
maybe we'll come back in twenty years.
(move along now)
a teacher
his pupils sit in rows
they listen for signs that they are loved
a student
her parents taught her well
but still she liked the way he smiled
oh, they were nice, all the dresses
how generous that you shared them
maybe it's good that she never knew
the girl who had worn them once before
"Who's the victim?"
hidden somewhere safe and sound
no one was there, no one around
thankfully they'll never wake her up
(who's your victim?)
eighty hundred every day
more to fill her shoes, they say
maybe we'll re-file in twenty years
(move along now)
pretty hair and ironed lace
satin gloves don't leave a trace
you're a kind one not to leave such things
(who's the victim?)
but there was one that slipped right through
and now i'm coming back for you
maybe you'll get out in twenty years
move along now
"YOU'RE THE VICTIM."
