Rarity

You are a rarity

Your eyes say wisdom

Your skin says frailty

Your mouth says listen

Your voice a cello

Your words speak volumes

In and out around flow

Like Leonard Cohen's

Since you were invented

Since you came along

No one's even attempted

To come close to the beauty of your song

No hits on the radio

No one knows who you are

No big deal with a video

So you're never gonna be a star

You won't be attending

Meetings with presidents

Of companies pretending

To protect their investments

While they suck the gristle

Off the bones of your art

Unfaithful and fickle

Seductive and smart

They'll say you're a rarity

And sleep in your bed

And strangle your purity

And leave you for dead

They'll call you little honey

And write you a check

Seduce you with money

And fuck your respect

For offering a small glimpse

Through your secret door

Of your intellect and brilliance

You deserve so much more

'Cause you, you're a rarity

Your eyes say wisdom

Your skin says frailty

Your mouth says listen