Messes Of Men by MewithoutYou

I do not exist, but faithfully insist
Sailing in our separate ships
and from each tiny caravelle
Tiring and trying there's unnecessary dying
like the (1)__________________ crab in its (2)____________ seasons sheds its shell
Such distance (3)________ our friends
like a scratch across a lens,
made everything look wrong (4)________ anywhere we stood
and our paper blew away before we'd left the bay,
so half-blind we wrote these songs on (5)____________ of salty wood

Caught me (6)____________ (7)________ at the other boatman's wives,
and (8)__________ me laughing louder at the jokes told by (9)__________ daughters
I'd set my (10)____________ for land,
but you well understand
it takes a steady hand to (11)________________ adulterous waters
The propeller's spinning (12)____________ held acquaintance (13)________ the waves
as there's mistakes I've (14)________ no (15)____________ could outrun
The (16)__________ blowing on the mast like to say I've got no past
but I'm nonetheless the librarian and secretary's son
with (17)______________ on my brass and mildew on my glass,
I'd never (18)________ someone so (19)__________ as to want someone like me
but a few (20)______________ off the shore, I bit a flashing lure
and I assure you, it was not what I expected it to be!
I still taste its kiss, that (21)________ hook in my lip
is a memory as useless as a rod without a reel
To an anchor ever-dropped, (22)______________ yet still docked
Captain spotted napping with his first mate at the wheel,
floating forgetfully along, with no need to be strong
We keep our confessions long and (23)________ we pray we keep it short

I drank a thimble full of (24)________ and I'm not ever (25)____________ back

Oh, my God!

I do not exist we faithfully insist
while watching sink the heavy ship of everything we knew
If ever you come near I'll (26)________ up (27)________ a mirror
Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as You

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