Messes Of Men by MewithoutYou

I do not exist, but faithfully insist
Sailing in our separate ships
and from (1)________ tiny caravelle
Tiring and trying there's unnecessary dying
like the horseshoe crab in its proper (2)______________ sheds its shell
Such (3)________________ from our friends
like a (4)______________ (5)____________ a lens,
made everything look (6)__________ from anywhere we stood
and our paper blew (7)________ before we'd left the bay,
so half-blind we wrote these songs on (8)____________ of (9)__________ wood

Caught me making (10)________ at the other boatman's wives,
and (11)__________ me laughing louder at the jokes told by their daughters
I'd set my course for land,
but you (12)________ understand
it takes a steady hand to navigate (13)____________________ waters
The propeller's (14)________________ blades held acquaintance with the waves
as there's mistakes I've made no rowing could outrun
The cloth blowing on the mast like to say I've got no past
but I'm nonetheless the librarian and secretary's son
with tarnish on my brass and mildew on my glass,
I'd never want someone so crass as to want someone (15)________ me
but a few leagues off the shore, I bit a flashing lure
and I assure you, it was not what I expected it to be!
I still (16)__________ its kiss, that (17)________ hook in my lip
is a memory as useless as a rod without a reel
To an anchor ever-dropped, (18)______________ yet still docked
Captain spotted napping with his first mate at the wheel,
floating forgetfully along, (19)________ no (20)________ to be strong
We (21)________ our (22)______________________ long and when we pray we keep it short

I drank a thimble full of fire and I'm not ever coming back

Oh, my God!

I do not exist we faithfully insist
while (23)________________ sink the heavy ship of everything we knew
If (24)________ you come near I'll hold up (25)________ a mirror
Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as You

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