It's Your Heart, Not Mine

To the world, I'm lying through my teeth

It's all forgotten looks and faded memory

Every day I flirt with the truth

I write it here, I write it for you

 

So take these words that I have wrought

And wonder whether they're truth or not

Because, if you can't tell, then how should I

Know when it's just another lie

 

It's bars on a window, a closed door

And I just feel like there should be more

But I can't help what I can't feel

And I never said that this was real

 

To the world, I'm lying through my teeth

It's all forgotten looks and faded memory

Every day I flirt with the truth

I write it here, I write it for you

 

Another day, another dream

And, in my head, I hear you scream

It's a cry of pain, a cry of joy

As I treat your love like another toy

 

To the world, I'm lying through my teeth

It's all forgotten looks and faded memory

Every day I flirt with the truth

I write it here, I write it for you

Author's Note

I think, at this point, I can trust you to realize when it's song lyrics and when it's just another poem. Care to guess which this is? Hint: A repeated chorus is usually a clue...

Reviews

[Jess Holden]

I just love your writing...

[Chloe]

I wish you would turn this into an actual song. I can see it being an amazing hit. I know you, my dear. I know how much you wish this to be. I hope it will for you one day.