The hooker in the mirror, red lipstick all over her face
Staring hopelessly while losing count of her regrets
When daddy made her woman and nothing’s ever been the same
Waiting all these years for someone to relieve the blame
Rich woman in the mirror, perfect makeup on her face
Questioning that something missing from her silver cage
A priceless golden bracelet making up for empty soul
An everlasting longing for someone real at the door
The questions always rising, the answers never fall
The sense in senseless lives, the chasers of a lure
Spinning around the bulb of life like butterflies
Pursuit of happiness, the fear of loneliness
You never break the pattern, you foolish
Freudian clown
He died for all our sins, but
I still wear the thorny crown
Considering the world, it doesn’t look like love has won
We are anguished butterflies converting fluttering to reason
Frozen and detached, the hooker gratifies the man
The rich woman enrolled her broken heart in charities
Self-delusion is sweet, healing wounds, taking care
But the blame is still there every night, everywhere
The cage door is open but I won’t fly
Gloom and routine are safer for now
Outside of blame nothing’s foregone
And I’m scared of
The questions always rising, the answers never fall
The sense in senseless lives, the chasers of a lure
Spinning around the bulb of life like butterflies
Pursuit of happiness, the fear of loneliness
It’s round, so wrong and round
This vicious cycle, we never break out
You never break the pattern, you foolish Freudian clown
He died for all our sins, but I still wear the thorny crown
I’m squirming on the ground to shake away the blame
To go back to the baby I was and ease his pain
Am I strong enough to love him? To show him a new life?
Assure him he is safe now as they turn off the lights?
And can I come again from time to time to watch him sleep?
On her day off the hooker goes down to the beach
Sun is rising, the waves gently cover her feet
A rich woman, white dress, strolls along the shore
Seagulls cry, flying over the calm blue sea
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