as lashes close
i see my woes
spread out like a carpet of bugs
in absence of light
pass visions of night
snd shallow graves left halfway dug
behind my eyelids
is a world you cannot see
a place that's just for me
behind my eyelids
you watch a tear
it trickles clear
and glistens on my skin
my liquid pain
oh, would profane
please baby
let me in


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    I love this song. My favorite lyric from it is:

    behind my eyelids is a world you cannot see a place that's just for me

    It's my favorite because it is so true to life. No one has complete control over what you think.

    goodriddanceon August 10, 2002   Link

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