Removable Faceplate

You and I, we are the same
One devil to another
we each possess a name

And you and I, we have learned
that the more we love
the more we yearn

You and I, we have no home
we’ve tossed gods away
so that we might roam

And you and I, we fly free
because without faith
we have no reason to flee

Without feeling, this skin
it’s a burning temple
watching the marble crack

the earthquake heaves
and I spin slowly, no remorse

But wait a minute, darling
Hold that second hand, I’ll click
pointing to the error of creation
let’s make time stay still
because I’m tired
of falling down this hill

You and I, we have the sun
because beneath stars
I’d turn back into stone

Without touch, I shed my face
like a snake, I outgrow life
and leave behind disgrace

Now wait a minute, darling
why are you wearing those gloves
I know you left some fingerprints
on the murder weapon handle
it’s pointless to resist
you can’t evade this torment

you’ll have to figure out
how to forfeit

I’m not a feature presentation
of your cartoon fantasy world
the bible is another cipher

in a quantum mechanic world

You and I, we are have to choose
between assumptions
to disabuse

And you and I, we have these notions
battleship tournaments
fought in oceans

You and I, we have this history
the more we live
the more we mystery

that digits mean design
on ulterior motive planets
you can’t resign

And you and I, we should separate
this continuum
will castigate

Now wait a minute darling,
what have I said or done
I wanted to break the brick walls
built by the setting sun
when we were a year into tomorrow
you brought up the narrow path

I’ve been down that road before
and I’ve tasted how it lasts

we’re in a modern consumption
massacre
every road to the afterlife
we’ve cluttered tombs with fear
that the sale price might be right

moral responsibility at its peak

where the worlds are crashing down
I feel the tide is low enough
this is increasing entropy
faster than we’ll survive