Pandora's Box

you opened your eyes but closed your mind oblivious to dreams I kept inside you saw the package but not the treasure all of those late nights we were together you spent the passion but saved your heart keeping those two things far, far apart nothing ever ventured, nothing ever gained so good at keeping it all self-contained you pulled the ribbon opening Pandora's box you twisted the key in a rusty lock you wound the toy just a little too tight leaving in haste when you saw the red light I thought I had it under control I could play the game and you'd never know you were much smarter than I thought you saw the ruse right from the start gently, you tried to let me down distancing me with silent sounds what you couldn't see--failed to understand I knew your game but couldn't outrun your plan you pulled the ribbon opening Pandora's box you twisted the key in a rusty lock you wound the toy just a little too tight leaving in haste when you saw the red light I could see your future and I wasn't a part you weren't completely honest when we started I knew there was another, but not the whole connection how you had already promised your love and affection so as we go forward with an uneasy truce bury what's dead between me and you no tourniquet will completely ever stop my bleed you'll say you didn't promise to be what I need you asked me once if the wound was still deep you can figure that out in this song if you read what starts with white lies, ends sadly with truth it ebbs and then flows with each phase of the moon you pulled the ribbon opening Pandora's box you twisted the key in a rusty lock you wound the toy just a little too tight leaving in haste when you saw the red light