A prince that kissed a toad

When I look back on the way it was
Between you and me
All I seem to recall
Is the horrible things you said
Like a cat backed against the wall

You scratched out my eyes
And replaced them with stones
That you found in the dry riverbed all alone
Where you walked in the dark
Like a preying shark living on the demons you fed

I didn’t even pretend to see
Just leaned on you for everything
I didn’t even pretend to see
My world was you but it wasn’t free

There must have been times
When it was peace not war
When we loved each other forever more
When light passed between our eyes
And our breath released contented sighs

But I don’t seem to remember
Anything except the pain
That fell from heaven like acid rain
To water all the plants in hell
Leaving me this sordid tale

Is it my memory or my current mood that leads me down this road?
What really happened defies my reason
A prince that kissed a toad

You ripped off my ears
And replaced them with records
Of all the stories you told your self
I always listened but could not hide
The horror that I felt

Something’s out of balance there
Something’s not quite right
The way you put down your friends
Dims all the lights
The stars turn black
An eclipse of the sun, the coyotes whine
And the moon’s on the run
Don’t you know it just aint that bad
Don’t you know, baby, that you are sad
When you rail against the world, other girls
All your friends or Americans

But I have never seen you cry and never heard you apologize
And I’ve never heard you admit a lie or question why
You reacted with so much hate
Seeing crimes in every rhyme
But you can change its not too late

You ripped off my ears
But I aint your Van Gogh
You scratched out my eyes
And replaced them with stones

Years have passed and time has healed
The wounds and pain I used to feel
And then I saw you recently
In your land of make-believe
I was surprised to see black shadows under your eyes
And dark clouds in your sky
I smelled the scent of desperation that you cannot hide

And I feel my scars as they fade
the lessons learned I will save
And I feel my scars as they fade
the lessons learned I will save

And maybe it’s better for you to live in the night
Where you cannot see the shadows
Where every thing is shades of grey
And there’s no such thing as color

Is it my memory or my current mood that leads me down this road?
What really happened defies my reason
A prince that kissed a toad