
…already chosen me
It's because my mind's not sharp, it's like a butter knife, I can't seem to find the key
I have swum, but I think…
…it has already sunk deep into the sea
But I don't know, it couldn't have sunk deeper than anger has sunk into my blood?
My lies…
…know that some of it is my bad
So why are my words filled with insanity, and why am I mad over the angel who I never had…

…that you never heard
All those words I should have told you
All those times, all those nights when I had the…
…)
All those words I should have told you
(I should have told you)
All those times, all those nights when I had the…
…didn't say)
All the words were in my heart
Oh, they went unspoken
Baby, now my silent heart is a heart that's broken
I shoulda…

…that you never heard
All those words I should have told you
All those times, all those nights when I had the…
…(Never heard)
All those words I should have told you
(I should have told you)
All those times, all those nights when I had the…
…didn't say
(Something I didn't say)
All the words were in my heart
Oh, they went unspoken
Baby, now my silent heart…

…:
Why didn't I make it?
Why didn't I take it right there?
The loneliest words you will ever know:
If only if only it were so
The…
…emptiest words that there'll ever be:
It coulda been me, it coulda been me
The loneliest words you will ever know:
If only if only it were…
…it?
Why didn't I make it come true?
The loneliest words you will ever know:
If only if only it were so
The emptiest words…

…[Verse 1]
No surprise, you were never there
What justifies the [?]
I can't wait 'til another day
Living under your downward gaze…
And every day passed by
You'll never know
I didn't have to do this on my own
With all the sleepless nights
And every step left…
…decay
[Chorus]
With all the sleepless nights
And every day passed by
You'll never know
I didn't have to do this on my own
With all the…

…you've lost that you'll never forget
Why didn't I take it? Why didn't I make it come true?
The loneliest words you'll ever know, if only, if only it were…
…loneliest words you'll ever know, if only, if only it were so
The emptiest words that there'll ever be
It could have been me…
Man]
Why didn't I make it come true?
The loneliest words you'll ever know, if only, if only it were so
The emptiest words…

…your lips to another person
My remaining love may end
I want to tell you to give me some time
(* Repeat)
The words that I didn't…
…and listen..
I told myself that there were no such things as miracles
Before I knew you, my thoughts were so immature
The thought that I…
…one and only star
When I am lost, you help me find the way
Two, its two people who have the same heart
When I…

…understand the world best, most fully, in words rather than, say, pictures or numbers. And when I have a new experience…
…to you if you haven't seen it before.
Now, I found this poem in an anthology of almost equally confusing poems in 1989. I just heard that there were…
…these scandalous writers called Language poets who didn't make any sense, and I wanted to go and see for myself what they were…
By Deviates (1998)
On album My Life (2000)

…opportunity he should have blown
no shit i realize, I'm not the only one
this happens everyday, you know…
…got my opportunity
i remember
when i think of my youth, i don't remember you, you weren't there
you didn't care, you still don't…
…world that we're living. the trust is not there with friends lik
e these, i have no respect for people like these. who will be
hurt? who…
By Shirley Caesar (1980)
On album Rejoice (1980)

…for sharing and caring about me
The many nights that you laid awake while I was out on the road singing
And many nights, many…
…that you'd get up
And would fix us some lunch when so many kids didn't have anything to eat
And I remember, in my little ol' selfish way…
And, Mama, I wanna say thank you for denying yourself
There were times that you wanted a dress - you bought us that dress
There were…

…insane
Forgot all your empty promises in my brain
And to all the nights we used to have
All the words we left unsaid
All the…
And you're dating all these girls like you didn't say
I was the one and you were in love
It ain't adding up
And I was sitting there…
…these girls like you didn't say
I was the one and you were in love
It ain't adding up
And I was sitting there trying not to cry
Passing…

…1. Welcome to the 21st century
Welcome, welcome
21st century
2. 6 years - 6 nights
I wait six years - I wait six nights
Wind…
…wait my dreams come true
I wait six years -six nights for sure
I give my heart - no fight before
I'll wait - I'll wait down in the…
…flame
I'll wait - I'll wait see you again
I wait six years - I wait six nights
A missing heart - a lonely sky
Above the clouds - I…

…1. Welcome to the 21st century
Welcome, welcome
21st century
2. 6 years - 6 nights
I wait six years - I wait six nights
Wind…
…wait my dreams come true
I wait six years -six nights for sure
I give my heart - no fight before
I'll wait - I'll wait down in the…
…flame
I'll wait - I'll wait see you again
I wait six years - I wait six nights
A missing heart - a lonely sky
Above the clouds - I…

…mouth's not even moving but somehow the words were spoken through
I looked below my feet then realized that I was floating too…
…clues?" The next line said, "In the safe"
Now I'm tripping to know how this was happening, I didn't
A list of things that were non…
…move faster
I plan to marry her but if you find her you can have her"
I said, "Show yourself." He said, "I will before the nights…

…mouth's not even moving but somehow the words were spoken through
I looked below my feet then realized that I was floating too…
…clues?" The next line said, "In the safe"
Now I'm tripping to know how this was happening, I didn't
A list of things that were non…
…move faster
I plan to marry her but if you find her you can have her"
I said, "Show yourself." He said, "I will before the nights…