between the bars
10 days free, and i'm understanding my favorite Elliot Smith song better than ever before. thought i would post it here, not as any kind of glorification of addicted condition, but because these words help me keep the whispering insidious voice of my addiction in perspective, thought they might do the same for someone else. "promises you'll only make"....man, i know that line by heart.
youtube.com/watch?v=p4cJv6s_Yjw
drink up, baby, stay up all night
the things you could do, you won't but you might
the potential you'll be, that you'll never see
the promises you'll only make
drink up with me now and forget all about the pressure of days
do what I say and I'll make you okay and drive them away
the images stuck in your head
people you've been before that you don't want around anymore
that push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still
drink up, baby, look at the stars
I'll kiss you again between the bars where I'm seeing you
there with your hands in the air, waiting to finally be caught
drink up one more time and I'll make you mine
keep you apart deep in my heart separate from the rest
where I like you the best and keep the things you forgot
the people you've been before that you don't want around anymore
that push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still