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Saturday, June 22, 2024

"Disappointing You"

You said that you've learned to prepare for the worst.
The truth is you've come to expect it

You've always been burned by the ones you could trust,
and now all those burns are infected.

You quit jumping fences, you say that as green as the grass is
it has to be plastic!

You look for the worst in whatever you see. You're set
to deal
with
it

Disappointing you.
Disappointing, you.
Disappointing you!
Disappointing...you.

I'm the accident, waiting to happen all day
Timing it out to perfection
Just waiting to shake your unshakeable faith
That love is all lies and rejection
You're safe and secure
in your miserable
fate and you'd
thoroughly
doubt my

intention.

You'd bet twenty bucks
against falling in love.
And that's when I
come in!

Disappointing you!
Disappointing, you.
Disappointing
You. Disappointing
You.

I'll be the exception, just as soon as you teach me the
Rule.

Why as good as it seems never seemed to make
a difference to you?

If you're bound and determined
to break the facade, but you
can't excavate it, don't
take it so hard, 'cause

maybe the world
isn't always as bad
as we thought?

I know you're more used to relating in terms of abuse
than in terms of endearment. You're so pessimistic
in love you would probably let yourself down
just to feel it. But even if what

You already expect.
Is failure to meet expectation?

You can't guarantee what you're going to get.
I'm glad to be
the one:

Disappointing
you.

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