Take down the signs
Pack up the boxes
Put away the wine
No toast for the future
No reward for the find
If looks could kill
This mirror would do
Only 'cause I don't have you
Don't bother with ovations
Leave off the fanfare
Let the candles melt down
Till the smoke's all that's there
Leave the veil in place
A tear, la mer
I could say it was nothing
Now that there's nothing new
Only 'cause I don't have you
Not built on a wisp or whim
Twist an arm, break a leg
Tear me limb from limb
If there's a point you've made it
If there's a fare I've paid it
Later on good wishes
Later on good try
I'm afraid won't do
It's not justified
You go from the privy
And you end up deprived
On top of the world
But still there's no view
Only 'cause I don't have you
Turn off the music Take down the signs Pack up the boxes Put away the wine No toast for the future No reward for the find If looks could kill This mirror would do Only 'cause I don't have you Don't bother with ovations Leave off the fanfare Let the candles melt down Till the smoke's all that's there Leave the veil in place A tear, la mer I could say it was nothing Now that there's nothing new Only 'cause I don't have you Not built on a wisp or whim Twist an arm, break a leg Tear me limb from limb If there's a point you've made it If there's a fare I've paid it Later on good wishes Later on good try I'm afraid won't do It's not justified You go from the privy And you end up deprived On top of the world But still there's no view Only 'cause I don't have you Explain Request ×
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