salt in the wound

you put salt in the wound

and a kiss on my cheek

you butter me up

and you sit down to eat

you add insult to injury

you say you believe in me

but you haven't decided

about taking or leaving me

but you take and you take

like silks up my sleeve

tied corner to corner

never ending

trick after trick

i make the magic

and you unrelentingly ask for the secret

neck full of mockingbirds

all calling your name

i tried to sing it all back

like i heard it

it don't sound the same

i'm gnashing my teeth

like a child of cain

if this is a prison i'm willing to burn my own chain

but you take and you take

like silks up my sleeve

tied corner to corner

never ending

trick after trick

i make the magic

and you unrelentingly ask for the secret

they say the hearts and minds are on your side

they say the finish line is in your sights

what they don't say is what's on the other side

they say the hearts and minds are on your side