The Ballad of Emily Jane

Life can be a problem

When you’re eager to begin

And your chains have missed the mark

As you open all the windows

To a world you want to see

But you never need to touch

I know that you believe

That if the love you should receive

Would ever really be enough

Then the god of compromise

Would swiftly open up our eyes

And ease the diamond from the rough

So how can I convey

That you’re pissing it away?

What else can I say, Emily Jane?

What is too foolish to be said

Is sung by idiots instead

Who watch the world pass by from bed

You’re tumbling around

Inside dreams and paper crowns

Just live your life instead, Emily Jane