[Verse 1]
Like a shepherd and his flock
He will not mock, but only lead me
Like a piper and a rat
His tune tells me that he will deceive me
Just like a muse
The sound of his music does surround me
Just like a scent
The noise of incense begins to drown me
[Verse 2]
He has lovely eyes
Shining with the light of new-spun plexiglass
He has cheek of pale
Likened to a summer's gale as the wind rides past
His voice is silent
Screaming in the fires that are feeding you
His lips are shallow
Engulfing the shadows that are leading you
[Verse 3]
He can get you things
All the nameless ecstasies brought from the air within the sea
He can get the cure
To take away the door, unlocking your forbidden needs
His ways are hidden
The medicine's forbidden—use it secretly
He will come and go
Allowing you to show only a memory
[Verse 4]
He will bring you medicine
Taking away all the sin you've ever seen
He can get you traces
Taking you to places no one's ever been
He will not grieve you
He'll only leave you, yourself to burn
He will come and go
Leaving you alone to wish that he'd return
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