Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Mummer’s Farce

 Mummer’s Farce (the role)


Been broken hearted too many times

Yet I find myself welcoming the pain

It’s like it’s branded on my face

“Make me love and take advantage of me”

Well no more, not a fool, not today


Even if I have to pretend

To be someone else

To never feel that pain

I can act out a bit


The man of fairy tales is gone

Disguised as a mummer’s farce 


I am him, he is me

To survive, you can’t see

If I want peace, I cannot be

I know a part, I know the role


Every now and then I meet someone

Giving everyone the exact same show

And they make me feel safe and warm 

But I don’t trust myself to just let go 

I’ll hurt myself just to avoid pain 


Even if you opened up first

Gave me something else

I can’t forget that pain

I wish for once I could


The man of fairy tales is gone

Disguised as a mummer’s farce 


I am him, he is me

To survive, you can’t see

If I want peace, I cannot be

I know a part, I know the role


What experiences am I missing 

Pretending to be anything everyday 

Other than myself

I wonder. 

He could have been the one or could be

Pretending to be anything everyday

Other than my love 

I wonder. 


I am him, he is me

To survive, you can’t see

If I want peace, I cannot be

I know a part, I know the role


The man of fairy tales is gone

Disguised as a mummer’s farce 

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