Fortress of Solitude

The air is as thin as your mother

Who's been dead for twenty two years

And the furniture's ratty and reeking of filth

And your clothing is covered in tears

And this is your fortress of solitude

Constructed of sinew and bone

Where once there stood love's sweet infection

Now sits but a heart made of stone

You keep all your fears in a clenchtank

That's leaking and spotting the floor

And it's been so long since you gave a damn

That you really just don't care anymore

Here once love ruled like an emperor

In all of its glorious might

But love once betrayed will crumble to ruin

A castle of sweetness and light

Cobwebbed and dusty and broken

Your dreams they lay out of sight

And the windows are smashed and boarded over

And your sun is surrounded by night

And under the bed there's a painting

A picture of who you once were

And it bears no resemblance to who you are now

But you keep it there just to be sure