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Public Display of Affection

Public affection – Where did it go? There’s an infection Nobody knows Loving in secret Guilt meter’s on Telescreen watching Privacy gone They’re lockin’ you up For a public display of affection The children are snitches The homeless are spies Watch in the subway Their schizoid eyes They’re puttin’ you down For a public display of affection They’re sellin’ you out For a public display of affection Sex in a strange room Along a brass pole The dancers are working Shoveling bullshit like coal Warmth was a legend Your passions are woes The fate of the last friend Nobody knows They’re pullin’ your plug For a public display of affection They’re punching your ticket For a public display of affection They’re cuttin’ your battery For a public display of affection They’re snapping your cord For a public display of affection (2017)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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