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Gloria Laing

Compositor: Gloria Laing

Sketch out the lengths of the lips and the teeth
As they are, while you paint more than just what you see
I wanna solve every problem I meet
Think of each one so long, I forget that I'm free

I am the bullet before it's been released
And I make damn sure that's all that I'll ever be
You become what you are by believing it's true
And it's not hope that gets me drunk
It's the darkness I push it into

I am a God, all alone in my room
Curtains closed, wondering why my flowers won't bloom
Maybe they'll find sunlight in spite of me
But I tend not to trust things that I haven't seen

I am the bullet before it's been released
And I make damn sure that's all that I'll ever be
You become what you are by believing it's true
And hope don't get me drunk like it used to

Uh, please take this gun from me
Pull the trigger for me
I can't stand the weight of this cold metal

And I think I could fly if you pushed me
Crack the sky like lightning
And then I'd hit my glory or my undoing
And either way, I would know it wasn't me shooting

I am the bullet before it's been released
And I'll stay here forever if it's all up to me
You become what you hate by believing it's true
And it's not hope that gets me drunk
It's the darkness I push it into