Bitter Cup
(Smith)

It's a bitter cup
That you're lifting up
You might want to take a moment, I would guess
Think about it twice
Before you roll the dice
Chance is something never left to chance

We never escape who we are in our most private moments

A clever palimpsest
A secret under-text
Written just below the skin like a caress
What you try to hide,
To bury deep inside
Will color every wish that you confess

We never escape who we are in our most private moments

You don't have to remind me that it feels so good
Carried free, lifted where I'll be tumbling like a flood
To let it all out, let it all out, let it all out
It's never enough

It's a bitter cup
That you're lifting up
You might want to take a moment
Take a moment


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