There once was a man who loved a woman She was the one he slew a dragon for They say that nobody ever loved as much as he But me, I love you more And there once was a man who loved a woman She was the one he gave his kingdom for They say that nobody ever loved as much as he But me, I love you more My love is a giant, fierce and defiant But how can I prove it to you Ain't got no kingdom, no dragon To back up my braggin' How can I show what I would do I only know there once was a man Who loved a woman She was the one he ate that apple for They say that nobody ever loved as much as he But me, I love you more There once was a woman who loved a man He was the one that she took poison for They say that nobody ever loved as much as she But me, I love you more And there once was a woman who loved a man He was the one she swam the channel for They say that nobody ever loved as much as she But me, I love you more My love's meteoric, it's merely historic A whirlwind, a cyclone on wheels It rocks the whole solar plexus It's bigger than Texas I just can't tell you how it feels I only know there once was a woman Who loved a man Loved him enough to cause the Trojan war They say that nobody ever loved as much as she But me, I love you more, more, more, more More than a hangman loves his rope More than a dopefiend loves his dope More than an Injun loves his scalps More than a yodeler loves his alps More, more, more, more, more There once was a man There once was a woman Who loved a woman Who loved a man She was the one he slew the dragon for He was the one that she took poison for They say that nobody ever loved as much as he she But me, I love you more But me, I love you more

I don't remember When I was young I don't recall the day When I first saw the sun But what I am certain What is enough is just to remember That once, once I was loved I still surrender The troubles I know No use pretending All the troubles ain't my own But what I am certain What is enough is just to remember That once, once I was loved After the years gone by What amounts to the years in a life What have we come to When we reach our final days If we can surrender And that is enough Just to remember that once Once we were loved Once we were beautiful Once we were loved If we can surrender And that is enough Just to remember that once Once we were loved

Of all us he had to know he'd never grow He'd never climb, he'd never love like the love I know When I was two and he was ten they carried me Through holograms they twisted into cosmic seas Once was born of light like you Once was one but now I'm two When I was born of love like you When you were ten and I was two There were two monkeys talking sounding like little dogs They were barking and bitching about what was wrong In the world we were just spacemen taking a ride The gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines, singing "We all, we all, we all turn on, we all, we all, we all turn off" If gathering is all we need to change the wind For anything to die it needs first to begin Once was born of light like you Once was one but now I'm two When I was born of love like you When you were ten and I was two There were two monkeys talking sounding like little dogs They were barking and bitching about what was wrong In the world we were just spacemen taking a ride The gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines, singing "We all, we all, we all turn on, we all, we all, we all turn off" In time, saw your future is not burning so bright But if we live too long you'll live less like mine We all, we all, we all turn on, we all, we all, we all turn off There were two monkeys talking sounding like little dogs They were barking and bitching about what was wrong In the world we were just spacemen taking a ride The gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines, singing "We all, we all, we all turn on, we all, we all, we all turn off" In time, if human breed hate, love and lies would be traits of mine But I was of the future, past and present time Once was born of light like you Once was one but now I'm two When I was born of love like you When you were ten and I was two

Kick the sheets off the night And fuck it 'til its legs shake If we can't make it, alright We can make a tiny earthquake And her sound love's sweet Send lover's tongues by night In this black kingdom of touch We hate our life Blow a kiss to the night And leave it on its way now All the fun has taken flight And soon we'll have to face the day now As Heaven falls, the Earth is spun To pull us further from our Sun The war unwon, the deed is done We're just victims of gravity The final song fades out And shadow fills the room And we lie awake, grieving effigies On our pocket-sprung tomb Deepen in decision And deepen in tristesse Loving takes its sleep With just one last cold caress

Sit by me silently and brush my beard. No mess to mop up from the bed today. Will we sit next door and watch the soaps? We've nothing to do and we've nothing to say. Oh, when you go... Recently, we've been somewhat volatile, and last night it starts with that joan osbourne song. I hate it anyway, but you made it worse. I know why you laughed and you should know you were wrong. Oh, when you go... Bird number one taught me I shouldn't trust, that's why I find unfounded doubts abound. But number two proved that with none, we've nothing. And now I'm only happy when you're not around. Oh, when you go...

She lives and laughs until she cries But love-heart shades hide ember eyes In sunlit selfies, teeth and tan A garish drink, a well-toned man But when the sun has turned its back And shadow sharpens its attack Her muscle memory kicks in To lacerate her paper skin She reads the words that fathers, husbands, sons and brothers said But there's no knowing what is going on inside another head She is a ghost, she's an echo And they can't help if they don't know But the day is coming Soon she'll be bare and unknown On a walk in the park in the dark all alone Her key's in her bag, her earbuds full blast To drown out the birds, disposition downcast And she'll call it bliss They said beware of strangers, but now that's all we are Rolling real-time autofiction, reveries with avatars I'm what I think you think I am The same voice sings a different song A hundred billion neurons making it up as they go along I don't know what you know, I know what I believe I know what I can give But I don't know what you receive The knives are sharpened, pistols drawn The boys warm up and flex their brawn Soon hearts are broken, points are scored It's just some banter when they're bored They've always been there, they're not new But now they've got a good venue Let's hope the day is coming When you'll be bare and unknown On a walk in the park in the dark all alone Your key's in your bag, your earbuds full blast To drown out the birds, disposition downcast And you will call it bliss Cowards under camouflage Lobbing hate-bombs, hurling jeers Faceless brutes and bigots Revealing all their boyhood fears Hostility, fragility Rejected, vengeful tattletales We built another world But history and hate prevail