Gentleman

from Introspecter by Vernon West

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Is confidence a fable?
I overcompensate until I'm stable, why?
Then it falls as gravity pulls out a piece of everyone involved
Walk them out to the ice, that's cunning
Fill their heart with fire, that's becoming
Well, I never could tell that we need a piece to hell
to help satisfy the beast

But I'm not sure of anything at all
The times are after me
cut and paste faces from magazines
covered eyes can't see

Where did the gentlemen go?
But what the hell does "gentleman" mean anymore?
Unclench your fists and get over it
you're doing more right admitting you're wrong
What have we become?

Is there a light in this tunnel?
And are there better plans in this bottle?
She figured you out before you opened your mouth
I hear her crying without making a sound

And I'm not sure of anything at all
She in the beauty queen of a kingdom come from tragedy
and he's the hopeless king of comedy

It's such a simple thing, but I can't let it go
Stuck in the mirror and I can't find my way back home
Lost in infinity, but I swear I've seen the end of the road

Reach for my hands, we can start again
She is the carvings and you are the stone

Where did the gentlemen go?
But what the hell does "gentlemen" mean anymore?
Unclench your fists and get over it
I am a child in the face of the world
What will we become?

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from Introspecter, released September 3, 2016

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