We hide in the cupboards
And under the stairs
We poison each other
But we know that nobody cares

We look at each other
With a compound eye
See something that's nothing
And then start to cry

You made me
I am a part of you
You made me want
I am a part of you
I liked you once

Crawl quick past each other
The cord starts to break
I gave you too much
That's my big mistake

We look like each other
Sew you to my chest
Then say that I won't
Faithfully, as I fuck all the rest

You made me
I am a part of you
You made me want
I am a part of you
You loved me once

Help me shut out painful world
When insect boy becomes a girl

I am a part of you
You made me want
I am a part of you
I was you once

I don't want this
I want this
I don't want this
I want this

Cockroach will rise, will crash, will burn...


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    i think it's about needing someone and wanting them but she/you end up giving them to much and you both end up destroying each other.

    Kitty_Vomiton April 29, 2003   Link

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