I sit across the table,
we talk about the news.
I stand away across from you,
wary of your views.
I'm frightened by your silence,
despite my past regrets.
Needing consolation,
no longer placing bets.
Between us you must choose,
I am a man abused.
I know I'm gonna lose,
I am a man abused.
I'm lonely for your longing,
I'm hopeful for new starts.
Conciliation's possible,
if I'd one more chance.
You've taken my identity,
lost me, my life.
Ignored in my painfulness,
blinded by this light.
Yourself you will delude,
I am a man abused.
I know I'm gonna lose,
I am a man abused.
I
stand at open doorways,
looking at a fire,
invited for rejection.
Enslaved by my desire,
I'm trapped by my suspicion.
Caught by my regret,
waiting for the chance.
That you'll love me yet.
Affection's been refused,
I am a man abused.
I know I'm gonna lose,
I am a man abused.
I'm walking now away from you,
I'm facing up to loss.
I'm ridden, it's impossible,
recalling what love was.
I'm hurt by you ignoring me,
injured by your looks.
You're staring far away from me,
won't conceive of what you took.