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Glutton For Pain

(Melanie Thompson)

Gluttony is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Which means, to me, that you can EAT yourself to death. Some people EAT pain. These lyrics describe the thought processes of one such person.

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Verse 1.
 I'm done 
 like the sun 
 in a trillion 
 two years.

 Over you, 
 when the world 
 is flooded 
 with tears.

 Watch the Moon 
 explode 
 and Jupiter 
 wane.

 I'm with you 
 till the end.
 I'm a glutton 
 for pain.

Chorus.
 I'm never going to leave you.
 I'll never walk away.
 Even if I'm tempted to
 buy a house in L.A.

 California's just so happy, 
 relaxed and risqué.
 Not the best place to be
 for a person like me.

 I'm a glutton for pain.

Verse 2.
 I'll quit
 when you get
 a hand-written 
 note

 from the King 
 of England 
 or better 
 the Pope.

 Asking me 
 to loosen 
 the ties 
 and the chains.

 Until then 
 you're mine. 
 I'm a glutton 
 for pain.

Chorus.
 I'm never going to leave you.
 I'll never walk away.
 Even if I'm tempted to
 take a London holiday.

 England's just so busy, 
 with the trollies and the trains.
 Not the best place to be
 for a person like me.

 I'm a glutton for pain.

Bridge.
 Beat me for breakfast,
 I'll save you some room.

 Crush me at lunch,
 in the late afternoon.

 Dinner is served.
 You can cut me with words.

 The snack bar stays open.
 I'll have hurt for dessert.

Verse 3.
 I'm through
 when the zoos
 set the animals 
 free.

 When the Wood 
 Industry
 stops cutting 
 down trees.

 If an effort 
 is made, 
 polluted waters
 are strained.

 Maybe then
 I'll consider.
 I'm a glutton 
 for pain.

Chorus.
 I'm never going to leave you.
 I'll never walk away.
 Even if I'm tempted to
 go on Safari for a day.

 Nature's just so resilient. 
 It survives. It can change.
 Not the best place to be
 for a person like me.

 I'm a glutton for pain.

© Melanie Thompson 2024

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