Comfortable Cage

She showered off the fingerprints of her latest compromise
Another good night's effort and another consolation prize
The clumsy acrobatics for which she must exaggerate
Another tired lover who has passed his expiration date

Chorus: In a comfortable cage she's waiting
Leaning on an invisible crutch
Once upon a time she was invaded
Now it seems like it's all too much

She spoke of him in whispers that fell on every ear
Then waited in the bedroom for the ghost to reappear
Through every wicked instinct, through the perfume and restraint
A perfect mediocrity with not as much as one complaint

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Was she taken in during a momentary lapse
Did they only build her up so they could laugh
When she collapsed

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