Four Letter Word for a Metaphor

Duration

3:19

Lyrics

I am the cannibal that eats the flesh inside of me... With an ocean of thought tainted by insecurity Left to overthink the complexity of life and living And to dissect my brain with poetry I am the heart-filled painting that drips every drop of organic ink That dangles from a rusty nail without being admired That glows with the most beautiful color But appears nothing more than old and tired Another dream birthed from reality moments before the awakening Another thought leaking from the brain tightly wrapped in cellophane Another line to hug your throat and kiss your teeth Another bum intoxicated in the street A "blood sucking son" to a hallucination A heartless drug addict who opened and sewed my chest for a fix I am the parasite only along for the ride Bleeding you dry of what you don't have, and all I ever do is lie I am your abandoned child that you criticize for being abandoned The total fuck-up you always imagined The masterpiece misplaced for a nightmare Provoking every tear and disgusted glare The beautiful painting that you fed to the trash With the flaws that you couldn't bare to look at