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Survivor of incest. Gay. Please don't PM me.
- Apr 13, 2021
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I turned 41 recently & my husband played me this song. He informed me it was about me because the guy in it is fucked up, suicidal, theatrical, has nightmares & wakes up screaming, holds things in, wears a smile to fool people & gives them know-it-all grins. I don't know where I'm going with this. I guess I just want you to wish me a happy birthday because I don't have any real friends except for my partner. Please don't judge me for liking a Sarah McLachlan song, I'm old & increasingly sentimental.
You come out at night
That's when the energy comes
And the dark side's light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith that died
Before Jesus came
You're building a mystery
You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you won't give up the search
For the ghosts in the halls
You wear sandals in the snow
And a smile that won't wash away
Can you look out the window
Without your shadow getting in the way?
You're so beautiful
With an edge and a charm
But so careful when I'm in your arms
'Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully
You woke up screaming aloud
A prayer from your secret god
You feed off our fears
And hold back your tears
You give us a tantrum
And a know-it-all grin
Just when we need one
When the evening's thin
You're a beautiful
Beautiful fucked-up man
You're setting up your
Razor-wire shrine
'Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
Choosing so carefully
You're building a mystery
You come out at night
That's when the energy comes
And the dark side's light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith that died
Before Jesus came
You're building a mystery
You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you won't give up the search
For the ghosts in the halls
You wear sandals in the snow
And a smile that won't wash away
Can you look out the window
Without your shadow getting in the way?
You're so beautiful
With an edge and a charm
But so careful when I'm in your arms
'Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully
You woke up screaming aloud
A prayer from your secret god
You feed off our fears
And hold back your tears
You give us a tantrum
And a know-it-all grin
Just when we need one
When the evening's thin
You're a beautiful
Beautiful fucked-up man
You're setting up your
Razor-wire shrine
'Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
Choosing so carefully
You're building a mystery
I hope u are doing well.
