John Lenio - The Thing That Took You

I watched it take you
I watched it take you
And watching was all that I could do

The ugliness of legend
The absence of remorse
What won't come through coercion
Will have to go by force
The prisoner in handcuffs
The prince beneath his crown
They took away your clothes
And made you wear a paper gown

I watched it take you
I watched it take you
And watching was all that I could do

The cracking of the cartilage
The breaking of the bone
The tube, a snake that slithers
Up your nose and down your throat
An artificial heartbeat
A voice inside the phone
We learn to live together
Just in time to die alone

I watched it take you
I watched it take you
And watching was all that I could do

I saw the thing that took you
Hear it whisper on the breeze
It knows I'm at the window
I know it's out there in the trees

I saw the thing that took you
I will never breathe its name
Though every night I close my eyes
And see it just the same
Yeah, every night I close my eyes
And see it just the same

Written by:
John Lenio

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