The Other Cheek

from Bloody Twins: Songs for the Separation of the Soul Longing for Life After Death by Brian Smith

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I love you, I hate you, I need you, I need you to leave
Oh is this my reward for wearing my heart on my sleeve?
And I want you so badly that I’m destroying every memory of you
It’s the craziness of love that causes me to act as I do
Yes it’s that craziness of love that causes me to act as I do

And I see that you’ve moved, you’ve moved onto another way to live
A woman for you with the kind of love you wouldn’t let me give
So I sit in this silence confined to these walls I’ve torn bare
And I call for you constantly but I know now you’ll never be there
Yes I call for you constantly but I know now you’ll never be there

So I’ve turned in my notice, my independence written in blood
And it wasn’t in haste for I think you’d agree that this just can’t go on
For I can’t continue to hurt you to make you feel the same pain as me
For it isn’t fair to your lover to always have to kiss the other cheek
Yes it isn’t fair to your lover to always have to kiss the other cheek

Now I await your return knowing fully that you’ll never be around
And I can sing out these passions so loudly but you won’t hear the sound
For you’ve stopped the recording, you’ve left it, and you’ve set yourself free
And I’m chained to the love, the love that is no longer for me
Yes I’m still chained to the love, the love that is no longer for me

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from Bloody Twins: Songs for the Separation of the Soul Longing for Life After Death, track released November 11, 2011

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