insearchoftheperfectwoman

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in search of the perfect woman, he settled for second best

[suitor]
collector of broken dreams
lead me to your empty bed
there's so much more truth (to be found here)
than the words that you said

but lying makes me feel secure
(i'd do all this and more for her)
but lying makes me feel secure
      (and i'm not sleeping alone tonight)

[hotel clerk]
so just get on with it
time spent is just money wasted
a meaningless dead cliche
      (a face in the mirror)
but we're too scared to face it

[suitor]
just give me a minute to catch my breath
i've come too far to turn back my destiny
i've been following this
horse track race of flesh
      (encircle me in your canopy)
until it led me to this
      last
dance
with
      my
forgotten ghosts

[prostitute]
come on, just lie to me, lie with me
filling me with emptiness, in this dress
the world is waiting
to watch you fall
to catch it all
      for a fee on the glowing screen
      (9.95 plus a valid ID)

[suitor]
i'm still looking for inspiration
and this candlelight still hides your face
if you're still ok with this juncture
i can picture anyone else's face

[prostitute]
it's too late now to stop this ride
and i don't care who it's with
as long as there's someone by my side
so lie to me
      'cause we're running out of time
open the doors
      and we'll leave it all behind

[pimp]
so just get on with it
time spent is just money wasted
you don't get more than you paid for
if you do, i'll know 'cause i'll taste it
      on her lips
      fingertips
with a switchblade metaphor
i'll be waiting for you
broken mirrors
      and a shattered glass shoe

[suitor]
if you cut out my tongue
then i'll put out my eyes
we'll put history in circular motion
in an attempt to stop all these lies
but it doesn't matter
i don't know myself from my reflection
set me up on a pedestal
and i still can't get your attention
just give me a moment
to catch my breath....

[pimp]
time's up...