Wallflower

Countless suicide attempts

And all his money was spent

Chewing gum and cigarettes

To keep his knees from shaking

He never thought before he spoke

Took back everything he meant

And from an early age

You learned to inhale and forget

And who are you?

And who are we?

Photographs and diaries

Spend your life working hard

Spend your life studying

And then you die

And then you die

And then we read all your books

And then you die

And then you die

And then we criticize your work

You figured it out

You figured me out so good

I know you want it

They said you would

You're getting to close

And it's all too much

Afraid of

The human touch

Give the kids all their candy

Whatever makes them happy

Give me seeds and I'll plant trees

Learn from your mistakes

My parents never learned from me

And blasphemy on the walls

Of the bathroom you wrote

God is gay and no one cares

Even if you left a note

Your suicide will go unheard

Maybe 'cos you never spoke

You were a wallflower

You were my only hope

Your songs never left your room

You never showed your poetry

Don't you die, don't you die

Don't you dare die on me

You figured it you

You figured me out so good

You know you want it

They said you would

We're getting too close

And it's all too much

Afraid of

The human touch

Give the kids all their crystal

Oh God no

Make them hate

Give them pistols

Fight a war but don't ask why

And oh my boy you're too young to die

And what do you know

About where we go

After all of this

Spent my life wondering

But still don't know

Why we have to exist

To be anything at all

Is beautiful I guess

But I still don't know if I like it

You unbuttoned your dress

And you gave me a kiss

I'm gonna learn to forget

You gotta learn to forget

You figured it out

You figured me out so good

I know you want it

They said you would

You're getting too close

And it's all too much

Afraid of

The human touch