Pillar Box Red

I paint my lips

Pillow box of red

It reminds me of the country where

I was born and bred

Roots lie deeper than bone

So back in time I go

Through the tobacco smoke wails

And the perfume trails

Where only childhood knows

I lift my face to feel the rain

Everything's changed though it seems the same

The shallow hugs and mutual rage

The weeping skies and shadowless daylight

I love and I hate this place

I ran away but I could not escape

I paint my lips

Pillow box of red

It reminds me of the country where

I was born and bred

Roots lie deeper than bone

So back in time I go

Through cement barred walls

On the chewing gum floors

Where only childhood knows

I lift my face to feel the rain

Everything's changed though it seems the same

The sarcasm and the bitter remarks

They pierce the chest and wound the heart

The shallow hugs and mutual rage

The weeping skies and shadowless daylight

I love and I hate this place

I ran away but I could not escape

I paint my lips

Pillow box of red