Sparing her teeth,nthe curve of her smile is sharing the blame,nand what a relief it is to sign treaties over dinner at eight fifteen,nnAnd he asked for the end of the world,ncracking open the hearts of his girls,nand he asked for the end of a life,nnWhen he battered the contracts his wife had adhered to for so many years,nand agreed to play prisoner for so many fears,nfor herself and the children,nfor swelling up inside,nnThe armor will fall,nhe is breaching defenses with his stories of better times,nto try and recall,ntears that had salted the wounds that he left inside her mind,nnAnd he asked for the end of the world,ncracking open the hearts of his girls,nand he asked for the end of a life,nwhen he begged for forgiveness despite..nall the reasons she could have denied,nhis request for a daughter and god knows she tried,nbut he broke down inside and settled his lies,nwhile she fervently listened,nshe knew she wasn't right.nnWhen all your photographs fade out,nI'll be the one who takes them down,nand the apologies you choose,nthe only memories of you,nnWhen all your photographs fade out,nI'll be the one who takes them down,nand the apologies you choose,nthe only memories of you,nnAnd he asked for the end of the world,ncracking open the hearts of his girls,nand he asked for the end of a life,nwhen he swept all the sorrow inside.