"I want to show you some tricks"I'll show you a magic trick, your disappearing act.
Five OH FIVE oh. We backed up into a cop car and I yelled inaudible phrases as the two cars smashed together.Only us I said this could only happen to us. They encircled us shining their hand held flashlights into the windows. My body was no longer outlined with the neon lights, bright lights were everywhere, closing in on us. I like your face when it is lit up. I started panicking because
what was I supposed to do? It was a race of layers and my better faces. My little voice that was so scratchy came out to just a whisper as I answered each question. I thought about the consequences I was unsure, so unsure of the outcome. I heard you tell him I was your girlfriend. And just an hour before I was telling you my ex lover's greatest secret, my ex lover is dead. On the drive home we laughed about it knowing we'd tell our friends of how hilarious it was. But I'm not laughing anymore because all anyone wants to tell me are things I don't want to hear. I know already I know. I'm scared to find ou
t the truth, to see if you had been cheating my heart and cheating me your favorite game, chess.
what was I supposed to do? It was a race of layers and my better faces. My little voice that was so scratchy came out to just a whisper as I answered each question. I thought about the consequences I was unsure, so unsure of the outcome. I heard you tell him I was your girlfriend. And just an hour before I was telling you my ex lover's greatest secret, my ex lover is dead. On the drive home we laughed about it knowing we'd tell our friends of how hilarious it was. But I'm not laughing anymore because all anyone wants to tell me are things I don't want to hear. I know already I know. I'm scared to find out the truth, to see if you had been cheating my heart and cheating me your favorite game, chess.
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