Of Princesses and Cigarettes (Screech)

 

Of Princesses and Cigarettes

Rebels without a cause,

With energy that could carry an army.

Outlets and outsources,

Giving away and taking in codes,

Fauning over leaves in hordes,

Lighting up the ways of directors' boards.

Secrets and cigarettes,

That much I have seen for sure,

There's vices and crave for gimlets,

They look to be all so pure.

There was some spark,

No, not from a lighter.

I'm talking about the start,

There was a matter of heart.

Seeked a hand in darkness,

Held on to not so dear,

When the lights were hit,

There was no trace of fear.

Suspicion was seemingly the doubt,

Decisions would never even come about.

After all this time, it's worse than normal,

The legends were crime, the curse was for null.

So temporary,

Such a lack of consistency,

No fight, no flight,

What an eternal purgatory.

It was like a sibling rivalry,

No clue of what had transpired,

Reading through the riding cavalry,

Reading into things was wired.

The past was never clear,

The way of the wise was beer.

Though some would say it's whiskey,

That stole the cake before she missed me.

The malts and pints had nothing on pure spirit,

The future was dead, I was the one to guillotine it.

The aged had their tastes, they couldn't change more than their fates.

Sealed were the destinies, child-like innocence can rest in peace.

Like Dual Berettas, shots were fired,

Call a bet, I was painted a liar.

Like fuel to the fire, nitrous oxide was poured,

A laughing stock, smiles wide, was my world.

Gravitated towards the other like heatseekers,

Entwined together with tales from the past,

As days ran further they ran deeper,

A temporary shelter, it wasn't made to last.

Fountains of wine could not drown the sorrows,

Gallons of rum could not wash away the pain,

Oh, how the fine spirits started to run low,

Intoxication was not to be found in the rain.

The distaste showed in everyday,

The history showed in every moment,

The possibilities were akin to fairy tales,

Hollywood endings sighed in every lament.

Sleepless nights were spent,

Seasoned high with resent,

Stories told and sent,

Songs sung with dement.

None of it was ever fed,

Lost it all to the dead instead,

Gun pointed to my head,

Longing for the pointed lead.

Like I said when I was the man of the hour,

Processes parted with power,

Forgot to mention, and no one confessed,

There was one imposter among us, princess.

Waves of happiness and drinking games,

Not enough anymore, just more of the same.

Working from home, there's no one to blame,

Killing time is timeless, all that changes are names.

Not the only ones riding the blue waves under the sun,

Until the black clouds came out, and then went on a run.

The grayness was painted, the sea was naught,

Slowly but surely, the waves started to rot.

Newness was discovered sometime in between,

But it didn't cover a lot, probably tore at the seams.

It's all come to a gigantic end,

Finally it's quits, no time to pretend.

Seems to me that pieces taken cannot be returned,

Let's get into it never, this court is eternally adjourned.