Potemkins Version

(joe normal?)

he's calling out and i can't decide.
if i should riot or just ride.
breaking from cerebral chains.
imprisoned in the mortal brain.

her mind is like an open door
and i have walked inside
and left her crying.
afraid there might be more.

(do you question my motives?).

her eyes are like the pearls i see
strewn on the ocean floor
he pulls them loose and brings them back to me.
(you've done very well. rest now).

see, i've got a quiet alter ego.
and he has been a simple sort of guy.
(i promise i'll watch out for you.)
for him to love then he must be potemkin.
for him to have, joe normal must die.
(there is nothing wrong.
we are proceeding according to schedule.
everything is coming together.)

cutting loose in dreams and shame.
she begs for him to speak her name.
and when i sense that she's drawn near
i whisper loud enough to hear.

her face is shining wet with tears.
he sidles close beside
and i lean in to listen to her fears.
(it's almost too easy.)

and her pulse whistles through her veins.
her bloodstream vibrates close
and i imagine pretty scarlet stains.
(keep them closed for just a little longer).

see, i'm driven towards prospective evil.
begging him to set scruples aside.
(so much i can taste it.)
for him to have then he must free potemkin.
to make her mine, joe normal must die.
(left from the landing. third door on the left.
she will resist at first.
it is under control.)

she's shrieking out in joy and pain.
this is the essence of the game.
when she begs to be let go
i make him grimly tell her no.

and her pride trickles down her shins.
i watch her waste away
and count the days till we can dance again.
(this one looks promising.)

and her screams are like celestial choirs.
i feel redemption in
the sound of her delighting in the fire.
(screams of jubilant glee.)

see, i know there's nothing i can't handle.
i've always got a ready plea or lie.
(just repeat after me.)
for me to have then he must live potemkin.
to be himself, joe normal must die.
(you and i have always been together.
we will always be together.
i will always be here to protect you.
i am your salvation and light.)