J  B R UC E   W I L C O X . C O M

i thought you knew

i lay here feeling a violent hue
a ravaged red- a blackened blue
mis-taken words- no intent by you
triggered the dark! the dark came through

it rose to the surface and said its due
shattered my heart and destroyed you too
a raging pain and a great sadness grew
i thought you knew me- i thought you knew

i thought you knew me well enough too
it happened before- only once- not a few
words you wrote backfired- “if i can- i’ll meet you”
i needed your help- your words cut me in two

i got kicked in the gut- what else would you do?
how could this be? is my friend untrue?
a real true friend would be there for you
i thought you knew me- i thought you knew

my demon spoke- and a voice that was new
demanding hag- a bitch and a shrew
you called them up but they turned the screw
so i couldn’t blame a temper as the words- they flew

a storm cloud burst- a cold wind blew
it took me down- twisted- crushed and abused
how could this happen? i’m black and blue
i thought you knew me- i thought you knew

lava exploded- the volcano blew
couldn’t stop the flow once it started to spew
don’t want to die yet- i’m such a fool
if i try to stop it then i die too

sacrificial lamb- bloodletting stew
i hurt a dear friend- i’m sick about you
i’ll cry to myself for an eternity or two
i thought you knew me- i thought you knew

now i mourn the response said to you
but time will move on- i’ll move on too
i’ll heal this new hell as i must walk through
one day it won’t hurt- one day i’ll renew

oh my oh my oh my god! what to do?
i can’t believe it! lost friend are you
this loss forever will forever be blue
i thought you knew me- i thought you knew

i’ll always love you- my wish may come true
my friendship will be here because i grew
into the future- no matter what you do
i thought you knew me- i thought you knew


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