Papercut Tongue (Supposed dignity)

Take two off the train,

You silly man,

Such an easy smile

With thin teeth

And thinner words,

Papercut tongue

All the words they

Want to not want to hear.

Oh, but they say you're so vain

Oh, they still walk six blocks

To stop by the loft

For some drinks

To get tangled up in kinks

And shower you with sweaty rain.

Take two off the train,

Because you can,

Even if there's

Nothing to prove.

You're on your own;

Like Emily says,

You don't know

The difference between

Lonely and alone.

Oh, but they say you're so empty

Oh, they still drink your money

When you're slinging

Shots and smiles around.

Let them have their whispers,

Call you callous and when they

Leave weep for Her memory.

Take two off the train,

You filthy man,

Such noble aspirations

Tragically thin skinned

Left laying rumpled

Next to socks, shirts

And supposed dignity.