Scripted and proscribed.nRead , just not between the lines.nDid they learn you how the ancientnGrip, it drags and dripsnJustify when he injects, (coat the spine) withnempty threats, (warm) ignorant bliss (applied)nApplied by one absent iron fist.nThere's a factory, a ministrynA pyramid scheme greased complicitn(Pump out meaning on the cheap) so you can affordnTo feel that stigmata burn, (let the)nBlood from your wrists as a working curenTo heal the unworthy othersnWho don't bleed in metaphor.nnCan you feel the love?nseals your lips with the word.nGod is a shout in the streetnlike you never heard.nnScripted and proscribed.nRead, just not between the linesn(Like I used to). Like you still donLean your fevers on the fencenHedge your bets with confidencenPart the velvet rope with one commandnSo you won't see me there. n(I'll be relaying facts on the groundnYour messages postmarked for the clouds)nReturned, (confirmed) without a sound.nSweating everyday miraclesnBanking bad luck on ritualnThis ship of sentimental foolsnIs on its way out,n(And we're going down)nnDrop the lead that lines our pocketsnBreak the promise that keeps us honest:nnThe worst, it won't last longnThe best is yet to come.nThe worst won't last longnThe best is yet to come. n