by Eden Bloom
from Without a Book
I don’t want to make it like it used to be,
I just want to make it anyway it could be.
I don’t want to tell you how to do it,
I just want it to be a way we both like.
I don’t want to be anybody’s savior.
I can’t figure out some things for myself.
I just want to get you off,
If you want, if you like.
If you tighten too much, the string will break.
If you leave it loose, the string won’t play.
If you try too hard, you’ll never make it.
It will never happen if you sit around all day.
If you clench your teeth, you’ll never speak.
But if your lips are lose, the ship won’t sail.
If you’re too afraid to let go and peak,
the tension will build till we go off the rails.
You don’t want to sing me love songs.
I don’t want to make you cry.
You don’t really want to hurt me,
but your precious kisses
always pass me by.
I don’t want to pressure you,
but don’t, don’t, don’t you want to?
If you tighten too much, the string will break.
If you leave it loose, the string won’t play.
If you try too hard, you’ll never make it.
It will never happen if you sit around all day.
If you clench your teeth, you’ll never speak.
But if your lips are lose, the ship won’t sail.
If you’re too afraid to let go and peak,
the tension will build till we go off the rails.
I don’t want to make it like it used to be,
I just want to make it anyway it could be.
I don’t want to tell you how to do it,
I just want it to be a way we both like.
I don’t want to be anybody’s savior.
I can’t figure out some things for myself.
I just want to get you off,
If you want, if you like.
© Eden Bloom 2025
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