Sparing her teeth
the curve of her smile
is sharing the blame
And what a relief
it is to sign treaties
over dinner at 8 15
And he asked
for the end of the world
cracking open
the hearts of his girls
And he asked
for the end of her life
when he battered
the contracts his wife
had adhered to
for so many years
and agreed to play prisoner
for so many fears
for herself and her children
were swelling up inside
The armaments fall
he is breaching defenses
with his stories
of better times
She'll try to recall
tears that had
salted the wounds
that he left inside her mind
And he asked
for the end of the world
cracking open
the hearts of his girls
And he asked
for the end of her life
when he begged
for forgiveness despite
all the reasons
she could have denied
his requests for a daughter
and god knows she tried
but he broke down inside her
and settled his lies
while she fervently listened
she knew she wasn't right
When all your
photographs fade out
I'll be the one
who takes them down
and the apologies you choose
the only memories of you
When all your
photographs fade out
I'll be the one
who takes them down
and the apologies you choose
the only memories of you
And he asked
for the end of the world
cracking open
the hearts of his girls
And he asked
for the end of her life
when he swept
all the sorrow inside