if I had a home I'd welcome you
with arms wide open too
black opium in the air
and the scent of a maddening glare
you'll have a warm bed to play
more reasons to stay
if I had strength I'd hold you
without any further ado
I'd be right there
fondling your hair
caressing your breath
with the fumes of a cigarette
if I had a voice I'd whisper you
a lullaby fading into the blue
embracing your demons
swaddled in deceptions
hush, hush, my baby, hush
there's no rush
if I had tears I'd cry with you
oceans of sadness anew
we'd write memories
into soothing melodies
one more sigh
and we're up high
if I had faith I'd believe you
I'd take your every word to be true
that pampering lies chime
like a nursery rhyme
but I'd be yours
for better or worse
if I had a soul I'd even love you
stick to you like glue
I love you, sweets, and in a blink
of an eye you're tickled pink
so damn exhilarated
cuz of an illusion we've created
I had once a dream to pursue
to dance in the meadow rue
and you with me
endlessly free
no chains holding us back
from ruin and wrack
yet I am but a walking corpse
numb to your petty hopes
dead to the world
so damn cold