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CRUEL CONVERSATION
Words & Music by Arlin Godwin / 1995

It's scandalously painful,
And harrowingly funny,
I'm not just trying to tie you up,
And I don't need your money,
But lately I've been seeing things,
I've never seen before,
I need you to explain it all,
I need to know the score,
Let's have a cruel conversation,
Talk about dispair and salvation,
Please, don't make me argue,
I wouldn't know what to say,
The urge to scream comes over me,
But lust gets in the way,
Lightning flashes in your eyes,
The organs fill with blood,
You want to put the screws to me,
I always knew you could,
Let's have a cruel conversation,
Talk about dispair and salvation,
You said I could be your Superman,
Do it in the air like Peter Pan,
Flat on our backs we'll understand,
It's not forever,
Life's not forever,
Don't want to be your fantasy,
I can't accept defeat,
If you force me to the wall,
I'm quite prepared to cheat,
The world aint like it used to be,
I'm not some virgin saint,
I make my life up every night,
With chains and gauze and paint,
Let's have a cruel conversation,
Talk about dispair and salvation.