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 horseshoe (1)________ in its proper seasons sheds its shell
Such distance from our friends
like a scratch across a lens,
made everything (2)________ wrong (3)________ (4)________________ we stood
and our paper blew away before we'd left the bay,
so half-blind we wrote these songs on sheets of salty wood

Caught me making eyes at the other boatman's wives,
and heard me laughing louder at the jokes told by (5)__________ daughters
I'd set my course for land,
but you well understand
it takes a (6)____________ hand to navigate adulterous waters
The propeller's spinning blades held (7)________________________ with the waves
as there's (8)________________ I've (9)________ no rowing could outrun
The (10)__________ blowing on the mast like to say I've got no past
but I'm nonetheless the librarian and secretary's son
with tarnish on my brass and mildew on my glass,
I'd never (11)________ someone so crass as to (12)________ someone (13)________ me
but a few leagues off the shore, I bit a flashing lure
and I assure you, it was not (14)________ I expected it to be!
I still taste its kiss, (15)________ (16)________ (17)________ in my lip
is a (18)____________ as useless as a rod without a reel
To an anchor ever-dropped, seasick yet still docked
Captain (19)______________ napping with his first mate at the wheel,
floating forgetfully along, (20)________ no need to be strong
We keep our confessions long and when we pray we (21)________ it short

I drank a thimble (22)________ of fire and I'm not ever coming back

Oh, my God!

I do not exist we faithfully insist
while (23)________________ (24)________ the heavy ship of (25)____________________ we knew
If ever you come near I'll hold up high a mirror
Lord, I could never show you (26)________________ as (27)__________________ as You

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