wouldn't seem right to smother
can't imagine adding another

if you can't do it because it's right
then do it out of spite
the only difference is slight

do not learn lessons from feelings
teach them how to make you more appealing

it's an open invitation
an undervalued approximation

tic-tac-toe
show me where it does not go
tic-tac-toe
keep in mind where it likes to show

you forget that you're a tiger sitting in some silly zoo
they throw their peanuts on your floor and scream
once you start to move

they like to see what you've been up to
where you sleep and keep your food
your stripes fascinate them but they leave once the sky's no longer blue

they can't ask you what you dream of so they pretend just like they know
when deep down all you really want is for them to let you go

you're growing sicker weaker tired
of their little guessing games
they greet you at the door with prey but you can't recall its name

you're growing sicker weaker tired
your friends a distant memory
and though your belly's full you wish that you could find the energy

you start to equate neglect with the chance to finally breathe
it is exhausting living every day in hyperbole

you remind them of the savage days they saw in their picture books
inside they know this isn't supposed to be how danger looks

they forget that you're a tiger sitting in some silly zoo
they throw their peanuts on your floor and scream
once you start to move

i was left out there in the cold
i was biting my fingernails and thinning my soles

still sorry about what i said
especially on the day you and i wed

frankly it doesn't impress me
why would i apologize when you detest me?

figure about nine or ten months
dealing with the misery until one of us punts

this fire isn't bright enough
for both of us to keep hanging tough

i was left out there in the cold
honey you're going home