Out of the Black
Navigating Love's Turbulence: Ron Hawkins' Poetic Odyssey in 'Out of the Black'
Lyrics
I've never been too graceful at this
I struggle with gracefulness in this situation
You'd rather seal this deal with a kiss
You prefer to finalize things with a kiss
The kind that brought 'em down in Gethsemane
A powerful kiss reminiscent of Gethsemane's betrayal
Someday we'll laugh about all of this
We'll eventually find humor in all of this
Until that day boy, put up your mitts
Until then, be prepared for a confrontation
And take one on the chin in alacrity
Be ready to face a challenge with enthusiasm
Bruises like foreign currency
Bruises are like currency from unfamiliar lands
High-risk exchanges of urgency
Risky exchanges filled with urgency
That never seem to bring around acceptable returns
Efforts that often don't yield acceptable results
And just like Dorothy Parker would say
Quoting Dorothy Parker, it's okay to end things
Well, it's no shame to call it a day
No shame in calling it quits
But must you wipe your feet before you leave
Leave, but do it respectfully
And after all those hours and days
After hours of unnecessary drama
Of needless scenes and tragic parades
Pointless scenes and tragic events
I watched you submerge like a submarine
Witnessing a deep dive or descent like a submarine
And your semantic marathon
Your verbose talk isn't valuable
Ain' t worth the paper it's written on
If I had known, I would've listened to Louis Mayer
If I had known I would've bent an ear to Louis Mayer
All your duplicity
Your deceit is firmly established
Is firmly planted in the ground
False testimony is now buried
Your pretty perjury
Your attractive lies are no more
Is pushin' up the daisies now
Expressing this farewell joyfully
I'll sing this eulogy
A song as a tribute to the end
In ecstasy
I'm fine all things considered
I'm doing well considering the circumstances
You're signed sealed and delivered
You are finalized and completed
There's really nothing more we can do
No more options, it's time to move on
Than step out of the black and into the blue
Transition from darkness to clarity
Blue will be the colour of the sky
The sky represents the upcoming freedom
And yellow was the colour of your lies
Your lies were represented by yellow
But golden is the colour of surprise as I walk away
Leaving is the golden surprise
Silence is the sound of things unheard
Silence symbolizes unheard things
And violent is the sound of lessons learned
Violence represents the lessons learned
And deafening, the silent sound of words that we never say
The overwhelming silence of unspoken words
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