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Topsy-Turvy
Noisily the clock rang, I stared at its face dumbfoundedly
Surely, surely through the mirror, that scent of past eight’s trace
Glad your jaded face has stayed all the same, nothing unfit
By the pink potted plant is my heart, a muddled space
By the side of the thing that’s grown tall, its buds were all tied
How foolish, they bloom with stubborn pride
Ah, I’ll turn into a fossil, I fear
Ah, I just want to keep my façade here
If I cannot smile right, there’s no skill I can really declare
If they learn my emptiness is something always there
Ah, right next to you, I’m sitting in
I’m feeling topsy-turvy
Suppose tonight I sleep the night away, and when I wake anew
Not a single reason left for me to see day through
When morning comes, exactly what will I go do?
Noisily the clock rang, I stared at its face dumbfoundedly
Step by step, I backed away and softly said, “Tomorrow’s place”
Rather than the joy I felt, relief had come to me instead
Through the sunset’s amber light, the cracks in memories spread
How frightening, they’ve all bled
Ah, the day you learn my secrets
Ah, I just want to keep my façade each day
If I cannot smile right, the things I love will break apart
Though I may wish for happy days, there’s this abyss inside my heart
Now, no words will leave, just groans within
I’m caught and topsy-turvy
Ah, a rainbow’s hanging in the sky, I want to think it’s fair
Longing for it though I’ll never reach it there
Things that others think are worthless through and through
Now I can't do a single thing
I’m swaying, topsy-turvy
Pulled it close, and this is where the ending lies
All the withered buds have fallen, and to me they’re foul in guise
Yet they’re dear in my eyes
Ah, it’s turning to a curse inside of me
Ah, I’ll have to say, “I’ve given up,” you see
In my head the noise keeps ringing, never fades away
If they learn my emptiness is something here to stay
Ah, just like that child had said, it’s the end today
Ah, I’m turning happy, what a scary thing
Ah, the pain of loss is sharper than its sting
If it all turns out in vain, then love’s the crime I’ll have to pay
If I cried within your chest so kind, what would I even exactly say?
The last thing I saw was such a dream
I’m left here, topsy-turvy
Kiryiza1✕
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