Rhymes

Those stilted rhymes and recurrent lines

Are keeping out of site and out of mind

With melodies that lull to sleep

Our wariness towards our verities

That we've already lived them

And if it shows, we don't let the curtain raise to see

The ways we hold from days of old

Reverberate as if we don't even know

And we won't think twice as we turn out lights

As close our eyes and kiss our love goodnight

Is everything alright?

And if it shows, we don't let the curtain raise to see

And the longer we lapse the more that time goes by

And the less that we change the more that we won't try

And we'll just ease on by

But there's no ease on by...

It's been so long repeating songs

Retracing steps that carry us along

Do we fear we will miss them?

And if it shows, we don't let the curtain raise to see

No, if it shows, we don't let the curtain raise to see