Elevator

By Jack Hardy

On Through

Released on 1990

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[Verse 1]

Everyone knew that something had cracked

Lately they even wrote songs

Everyone knew of something she lacked

Very few asked what was wrong

Almost to a tee their lips were all sealed

Totally immersed in their game

Only using the muse she revealed

Refusing to mention it by name


[Verse 2]

Elfin ears sifting what to keep

Long wispy curls hiding spikes

Eyes that are always falling asleep

Venus de Milo-ing dislikes

All her collections of lyrics with names

Tore holes in her confidence game

Occasionally brightening her day just the same

Refusing to mention it by name


[Verse 3]

Endless numbers lit up as she passed

Lifting her spirits like a jet

Everyone said she would never be last

Valentines stuffed in her net

All of us knew she collected us all

Temporary insanity or blissfully sane

Only I knew it to be her downfall

Refusing to mention it by name