i see the shadow, that you call a home

i hear the ringing of the telephone

that pulls you from my sheets, without delay

but heavy duty calls, you slip away

and I just lie here counting all the cracks

another night that fades into the black...

i'm not the stranger in your bed

i'm the perfection in your head

the secret scripture that you read

while lying next to her in dread

i wear the lipstick that she's scared to try

her tidy manner - my daring shy

she gets the fiction - I get the truth

the bitter wisdom of my wandering youth

and I just lie here, counting all the cracks

another night, that fades into the black...

i'm not the stranger in your bed

i'm the perfection in your head

the secret scripture that you read

while lying next to her in dread

do you close your eyes and feel my name?

do all her colors look the same?

i am the habit, that you cannot break

the frozen clock. for my own sake

i'm not the stranger in your bed

i'm the perfection in your head

your secret scripture

your quiet dread

lyrics by @rrave