trampoline

the blue flame burns the bottle when it falls too far
I’m left thinking out loud in the dark
“am I good for you, are you good for me?”
well, the truth is …
on a trampoline, on a trampoline, when you fall off
it sucks to walk again

just like the candle, I could fall into bottles
far away from anyone who can hurt me
are we even now? are you even now that you know me?
are you leavin’ now without payin’ me what you owe me?
shut up and 

dance you little creep
tomorrow, I will be there
shootin’ at your feet, you’ll follow
yeah, I’ll be careful

dance you little creep
you’re not a lot like me
I’ll make you dance you little freak
I’ll show you what I mean
for once, I’ll get a chance maybe to explain
but don’t talk
it’s over when I say

well the truth is I could buy all the candles in the world
and melt them into so many bottles
will they ever learn? no they’ll never learn what the truth is
like you’ll never know, will you ever know what you’re doin’?
shut up and

dance you little creep
tomorrow, I will be there
shootin’ at your feet, you’ll follow
yeah, I’ll be careful

dance you little creep
you’re not a lot like me
I’ll make you dance you little freak
I’ll show you what I mean
for once, I’ll get a chance maybe to explain
but don’t talk
it’s over when I say 

[© 2003 rob szabo.  all rights reserved.]