You Don't Know Me
You don't know me, he said
and tapped his tambourine head
I am so lonely,
you thought you could swallow me
And then safe inside of you, perhaps I'd build a home
like Geppetto trapped, carved a nest out of whale bone
You don't know me,
he said to the shooting star
The only thing worse than blacking out
is waking up just where you are
I don't belong to anyone, I don't belong to anything
I put my breath into my song, keep my death in front of me
Forgive me if you can
for reaching out with a phantom hand
I am a broken bottle behind the stadium
far from the corn and wheat,
far from the swaying trees
I know the wind must have its way with anything that thinks it's free
You don't know me,
he said to the swinging door
You used to look like Montgomery Clift, he reminded the mirror
I know how you got so sick,
the mirror hypothesized,
but he'd already turned his back and then he rolled his eyes
No me conoces
No me conoces, dijo
y golpeó su cabeza de pandereta
Estoy tan solo,
pensaste que podrías tragarme
Y luego, a salvo dentro de ti, quizás construiría un hogar
como Geppetto atrapado, talló un nido de hueso de ballena
No me conoces,
dijo a la estrella fugaz
Lo único peor que desmayarse
es despertar justo donde estás
No pertenezco a nadie, no pertenezco a nada
Pongo mi aliento en mi canción, mantengo mi muerte delante de mí
Perdóname si puedes
por extender una mano fantasma
Soy una botella rota detrás del estadio
lejos del maíz y el trigo,
lejos de los árboles que se mecen
Sé que el viento debe hacer lo que quiera con todo lo que cree ser libre
No me conoces,
dijo a la puerta oscilante
Solías parecerte a Montgomery Clift, recordó al espejo
Sé cómo te enfermaste tanto,
hipotetizó el espejo,
pero él ya le había dado la espalda y luego rodó los ojos