ONE MORE TIME

Flowers that choose not to bloom
Will find a place for you in the tomb
If you think they want light
You’ll be in for a fight
It’s a fight that you always will lose

Alone in the darkness within
Completely certain that the air is too thin
It’s scary outside, it’s much safer to hide
And they’ll prove that whenever they can

Too many lies, they’re hypnotized
And those who question are despised
They’re not coming up soon for air
I thought I’d have a better chance to
sing and play and make ‘em dance
But they just keep saying I’m wrong
They just keep saying I’ve got it wrong

I can’t remember what it’s like to run away without a fight
But the game you play is some other kind
Beneath the table I’m unable to see the cards or read the label
It seems unfair, but you say it’s fine
What’s not begun is yet to come
But before we start you say it’s done
Is this a joke? Boy, you’ve got some nerve!
I look around and no one’s here
It’s time again to disappear
And then you say it’s what I deserve

Flowers that choose not to bloom
Are still adept at working the room
The lessons they’ve learned, should you be concerned
Keep your mouth shut if you disagree

Anyone who never laughs will have a tell that telegraphs
The little hell that they’re living through
Anyone you ever ask will tell you not to wear a mask
But that’s just the thing that they do
It doesn’t have to be you
But being human I suppose that I need it, too

What’s not begun is yet to come
But before we start you say it’s done
Is this a joke? Boy, you’ve got some nerve!
I look around and no one’s here
It’s time again to disappear
And then you say it’s what I deserve

One more time, it’ll be fine, put on the mask
One more time, it’ll be fine, don’t even ask
One more time, it’ll be fine, you’re at the head of the class
One more time, it’ll be fine, take a sip from your flask
One more time, one more time
One more time, one more time
One more time

A Song Can Tell A Story

When words leave off, music begins.

ONE MORE TIME