I met with the white coats again today They fed me another optimistic prognosis And pills that chip away at my strength Even as they keep me alive Count me among the enlightened ones Who know that theyve been cursed Ill have decades to fight a losing battle And to bleed from invisible wounds They tell me my body is beautiful But my innards turn sour as the years tick by Its a glorious cage with luscious fetters That will bind me until I die And dogs stalk me in the street I can feel their eyes raking my back And dripping down my thighs Their teeth seek the targets That grow like moles on my skin Whose light shines through my clothes They cant be hidden away They tell me my body is fertile And that each pore bursts with the gift of life But its a glorious cage with luscious fetters That will bind me until I die Im trying hard not to feel ungrateful But it can really get you down, man Being locked in forever with a weakness That fate bestowed with a smile And all of these gifts are good for nothing But god keeps giving me more Schedules to keep and payments to make Blessed art thou, my daughter I met with the white coats again today They spoke to me in soothing tones As they repaired the walls of my cell The boon of beauty comes with a price And it is your duty to pay it Day by day, day by day
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