Hesitation Waltz

Dry lips, nothing can satisfy this bitter taste of denial

Of breathing a life that isn't yours

But where the souvenir tastes fine

Swallow a pride you call your own

And fight the thought that beauty knows

That your shell is hollow and the rest should follow

Just stay away from the noise

Stay away from the noise

Avoiding the light that burns your eyes

Playing this comedy you despise

Untouched, but covered with your lies

Safe in a drawer where the souvenir tastes fine

Swallow your pride, you can call it your own

If you stay away from the fire

Stay away from the fire

Please tell me something that I don't already know

To the sound of the violin, the sliding bow on an open wound

Please tell me something that I don't already know

I'll tell you a story nobody ever wished telling you

Please tell me something that I don't already know

I could wish you peace or love or whatever's pleasing you

If there is something that you should already know

We're caught in the whirl and all we have left is

Noise