i’m dying inside

but nobody sees

through my party jokes

as i try to deceive

mostly myself

everyone likes me

i don’t understand why

i can be such a jerk

when the pain drives me blind

but i’ll never break down

and never give up

they all seem so frail

and i feed off their love

like a tick

look really close

what do you see

just a bottled up monster

who wants to be free

waiting for a woman

to find the lost key

she’s

my only hope

of salvation

Cannes, France ‘88