Mairéad

Lean out of the window, play God Around now, ribbons start to unfold In disguise, hoping to be consoled All your prospects are yet to turn gold You waved goodbye for as long as possible You cried, clutching wine, on her behalf; how horrible You stole all her clothes and still were too cold You have this illusion in which you are bold But sometimes, the question's just, “Why’d we have to get old?” And the closest you got was “to have and to hold.” “Tell me if you want to be something incomplete!” “You’re the only one who knows me, Mairead!” ‘Look me in the eye, I couldn’t die knowing you lied!” “'Cause you’re the only one who knows me, Mairead!” I break, 'cause I thought I’d just begun To flow, thank God, you stopped me in my unforgiving run Motionless; that’s how I’ve existed Until now, with your face so insistent Cut bread or cut diamonds: choose one Clench teeth and bite them You showed me that precious is just what’s in common Oh I tried...didn't want to see myself this well But with the mirror so searing it’s clear to tell “Tell me if you want to be something incomplete!” “You’re the only one who knows me, Mairead!” ‘Look me in the eye, I couldn’t die knowing you lied!” “'Cause you’re the only one who knows me, Mairead!” Tell me, will you ever find peace, Mairead?