carnal

he said: since i saw you, since i met you
i've the craving to carry through
what the bible calls law
since i touched you, since i held you
i've taken aim, i've snared and hooked you
i want it all
you think you know what's coming next
oh it's nothing crude, i hate a mess
but you know the rules, the same every time
always bodies, never minds
it's the way of the world (look up the good book)
there's always a hunter, always a pet
active/passive, leader and led
burner and burned

she said: i know about words
i've seen some before
they fall out the mouth
and bump into walls
you've picked up the pieces
you've joined them with glue
i don't trust words
i don't trust you

he said: don't get me wrong, i'm here to help
you like romance, i've seen you melt
you're full of flaws
i don't mean love, i don't mean sex
i want the fraud when nothing's left
suffer now, habit later
i'll take the lead, you're second nature
look at dogs and books and courts

she said: it's just love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love
love, love, love, love, love, love, love, carnal

he said: don't get me wrong, i'm here to help
you like romance, i've seen you melt

she said: what you say, what you mean
when you talk about sex
aren't the same things at all
you mean estate and effects
you think you need me around
so we can share being alone
but you hate half and half
to you you are what you own

he said: but you know the rules, the same every time
always bodies, never minds
it's the way of the world
there's always a hunter, always a pet
active/passive, leader and led
burner and burned

she said: it's just love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love
love, love, love, love, love, love, love, carnal

dick witts