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Know Your Enemy

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As useless as I am
I have little left to give.

Take me out tonight 
don't forget your jacket. 
Bring it with the rest of you.

I'll be the one on the left, 
coughing up any at best. 
Waiting for your signal. 

A sound that's like
your broken eyes 
keeps following me. 
For hours on end 
I try to pretend 
this never happened. 

Like the blind 
feeling for lines; 
Both hands caught up in your hair again. 

And I fell out 
and you picked me up; 
Broke in two... 
right where I left off. 

We're just enough alike 
to make it worth your while. 
That should keep you smiling. 

I'll be the boy in the bed 
hoping you'll just pass me up. 
Move on to the next one 

A night that's like your 
broken sigh keeps 
following me. 
For days on end 
I stretch and bend. 
How did I let this happen?