10. I Know

So be it, I’m your crowbar.
If that’s what I am so far,
Until you get out of this mess.
And I will pretend
That I don’t know of your sins
Until you are ready to confess.
But all the time, all the time
I’ll know, I’ll know.

And you can use my skin
To bury secrets in.
And I will settle you down.
And at my own suggestion,
I will ask no questions.
While I do my thing in the background.
But all the time, all the time
I’ll know, I’ll know.

Baby, I can’t help you out
While she’s still around.
So for the time being, I’m being patient.

And amidst this bitterness,
If you’ll just consider this,
Even if it don’t make sense
All the time.
Give it time.
And when the crowd becomes your burden,
And you’ve early closed your curtains,
I’ll wait by the backstage door.
While you try to find
The lines to speak your mind.
And pry it open, hoping for an encore.
And if it gets too late, for me to wait
For you to find you love me, and tell me so
It’s ok, don’t need to say it.