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B: I'm Sorry (but No One Can be This Sorry)

from The Meaning of Feeling Good by C Alexander

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a/k/a: Adele, Whatshisname, and Me
a/k/a: Sympathy for the Devil

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In school I thought the worst would be the ruler-happy nuns
Now I know it's just the promise of a wise, impartial judge
What if we had killed the kid as Solomon suggested?
What if I kept on pretending, and never was suspected?
And thank you for the detailed map where "X" marks every wound
Just one more unwanted gift to pile into my mother's room

Have you ever tried to love someone who can see themselves in 20,000 faces?
Have you ever tried to love someone who can shatter glass from several hundred paces?
Did you want to die in my arms every night, like you heard in that insipid song?
I was dying every night looking at you sleep knowing everything you dreamed was wrong

And I'm sorry, but no one can be this sorry.

But once all of the rage and bitterness had burned away
You stood in front of millions and you found you'd nothing left to say
But time and money should have healed - who am I to you anymore?
But here you come again, still looking sheepish, darkening my door
And thank you for the phone call warning me you would be here
If only I could leave you twice. If only you would disappear.

Have you ever tried to love someone who can go for years and never say a word?
Have you ever tried to love someone who can live this way and still expect the world?
Did you want your hand in my hand every night so the world could see that I was yours?
I had my life on my hands; what we had was nice, but I wanted less and you did more.

And I'm sorry, but no one can be this sorry.

So what is it you want today?
Don't you have sins of your own?
Don't you know you cannot draw another drop of blood
When you've cut right to the bone?
Yes, it's true that I have sinned.
Guilty on all counts.
But you've already had your pound of flesh:
You won't get another ounce.

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from The Meaning of Feeling Good, released November 15, 2017
Bass: Jim Chorman

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