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Grinding the Mill

from Save What You Can by Ryan Houlette

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A knock at my door
Time again for the crisis of the hour
You paint your melodrama
Words with hooks to snare reactions
And colors...

To make my mind's eye water

In the air I smell a fever
And every eye is open wide
A thousand voices hoarse with tragedy
But still my blood runs warm inside

You watch me like a beggar
Time again for a taste of someone else's tears
You await the spectacle
But maybe I can never give the right reaction
To suit you...

Paralyzed by the world

Is every ear deaf but for thunder
Is every eye blind but to flame
When every word's blown up beyond recognition
Then every story sounds the same

Tonight they hope to bring the house down
Through every act the sirens sing
Hold your applause 'til they're done staging the sorrow
Or join me waiting in the wings

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from Save What You Can, released December 7, 2008

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