My verses, they are for the world to see,
My verses, they are for the world to see,
Yet some, only for you, meant to be.
Yet some, only for you, meant to be.
It's not right to erase every ache,
It's not right to erase every ache,
Some pains are meant for the heart to take.
Some pains are meant for the heart to take.
My verses, they are for the world to see.
If you gather them in your eyes, they'll pierce like thorns,
If you gather them in your eyes, they'll pierce like thorns,
These embers, for your lashes, are born.
These embers, for your lashes, are born.
My verses, they are for the world to see.
When I look at your hands, it seems they were made,
When I look at your hands, it seems they were made,
For lighting lamps within a temple's shade.
For lighting lamps within a temple's shade.
My verses, they are for the world to see.
Think of the body's grace, its profound art,
Think of the body's grace, its profound art,
Else, the body is made to quench the heart's fire's start.
Else, the body is made to quench the heart's fire's start.
My verses, they are for the world to see,
Yet some, only for you, meant to be.
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