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The Fly
b r e a t h e
An influx of reaction;
Unsteady, the retraction
Burn, my liquid crystal
b r e a t h e
Diminutive,
Quivering fingers close
On sickly sweet desperation.
b r e a t h e
[ pause ]
b r e a t h e
Retaliation -
You don't know what to make of me.
Sit back
b r e a t h e
And let me happen
"Don't... try... "
Hold. Tighter.
b r e a t h e
Devoid of meaning
Choke, broken
b r e a t h e
But you're no longer breathing and...
I'm a tzetze fly
[ pause ]
b r e a t h e
And now, by now
You're lost in cloud
b r e a t h e
Who am I to me but
Obscurity?
A tzetze fly
b r e a t h e
Blood drawn out
Feed me, on larceny
This life is not mine
b r e a t h e
[ pause ]
But yours?
b r e a t h e
I'll set your soul free
Into the darkness,
Drowning
b r e a t h e
Cessation
A sense of nullity
[ pause ]
The fly: "What does it feel like to die?"
b r e a t h e
Oh,
Fly away my love
Fly free
