Telling Stories by Tracy Chapman

There is fiction in the space between
The lines on your page of memories
Write it down but it doesn't mean
You're not just (1)______________ stories
There is fiction in the space between
You and me

There is fiction in the space between
You and reality
You (2)________ do and say anything
To make your everyday life
Seem less mundane
There is fiction in the (3)__________ between
You and me

There's a science fiction in the space between
You and me
A (4)______________________ of a grand scheme
Where I am the scary monster
I eat the city and as I leave the scene
In my spaceship I am laughing
In your remembrance of your bad dream
There's no one but you standing

Leave the pity and the blame
For the (5)________ who do not speak
You (6)__________ the (7)__________ to get respect and compassion
And for posterity
You write the words and make believe
There is truth in the space between

There is fiction in the space between
You and everybody
Give us all what we need
Give us one more sad (8)____________ story
But in the fiction of the space between
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
Sometimes a lie is the best thing

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