Stay Away

You should know I'm a spark longing for ignition If you keep touching me you're bound for combustion I've memorized the words you'd long to hear Been saying them just to draw you near I store intentions in this volatile rubber heart I wish I'd warned you of this from the start Any sign of heat thaws my heart to emit poison You want to mend it but you've got no good reason I've spent decades searching for the better part of me But the more I look the more I fuel this monstrosity Today I forget who I've tried so hard to convince The demon inside no longer hides beneath my skin If you think for a second you want to get involved With an ogre whose conflicts can't be absolved I'll tell you now-I won't stop to say it's a mistake Because I'll take from you everything I can take If you think you've seen all there is to know The part of the act in my mind remains below The manners that masked my inner arrogance Are peeling away for vengeance and violence I've spent decades searching for the better part of me But the more I look the more I fuel this monstrosity Today I forget who I've tried so hard to convince The demon inside no longer hides beneath my skin My patience is thin my hairline retreating Revealing the horns that crown these feelings I'm turning blood red more hideous every day Growing old and I've got nothing nice to say You should stay away I've got nothing nice to say You should stay away I've got nothing left to say