Characterize

i would have done things differently
had i had the chance


suppose to ease me or unleash me
you ended up utterly
freez.ing me inside a
line of
not this time,
bad luck or fortune
run for cover
i'm taking my toys and
gunning for another drop
another sip

not from your sickly cup
i'm quite all right all fine inside
and i don't need you to rain on my parade
rein in my parade
i want to play
i want to flee, pleasure to pursue
and plenty to be

you restrain resist restrict
and arrest
me, us, them
and i only did us both a

favor in your by your to your
self.
less i often characterize (assassinate)
the unruly ones
but we all know that it was waiting
in me dormant
just waiting to be uncovered

and you gave me pleasure
you gave me pause

so i pressed stop, rewound,
and am currently recording
over our tape
over our lives
over my lies
and trying out
new lines,
'cause it's gonna be a new chapter in
this book i'm writin'