And it starts like this we crave to be kissed By a moment complete in its happiness Far away from the things that we wish to escape That lead us to think that we are not awake We are ourselves despite ourselves This place gets smaller as the universe swells We come to terms eventually I am not the only cowboy in this one horse metaphor I am not the only lifeguard who's washed up on the shore
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