Three Days Ago (lyrics only)

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THREE DAYS AGO (lyrics only)

Only three days ago

You said you were leaving

But you're still here

Pretending to be grieving

Only three days ago

My world was a sonnet

An abstract Salvador Dali

With an eight-winged butterfly sitting on it

Whatever happened on the day before this

The cold hands of a mannequin

The cold hearted definance of a twice broken kiss

Only three days ago

I heard you under the awning

Talking to a stranger

All flattery and fawning

Yes three days ago

Wiithout any explanation

With any advance warning

That a new day was dawning

So whatever will happen in the days yet to come

Perhaps a revolution at the altar of the sun

or maybe a shattering of past mistaken belief

It's navigating a mountain

on a map without relief

So three days ago

Everything has changed

But you're standing in the hallway

And you remain the same

RainyDayMan

I like this a lot. Some lovely imagery. I like the way "eight-winged butterfly" comes across as menacing.

"navigating a mountain, on a map without relief" is another great phrase, as is "twice broken kiss"

Structurally it's unusual, at first glance it has the feel of poetry, which is not to say it can't be set to music. It feels like it will be soft and slow, and that's more amenable to mixed line lengths, and extra lines.

Is "definance" a typo for "defiance"?

I like the final verse being short, and how "remaining the same" becomes an accusation.

It's a fine write, and I hope you set it to music.