Skimming the tea leaves Removing a match Burning its book No home to lay its head Remember the effigy Why does the image linger? No it's not blurry She relays the information back Faceless, a temptress, she screeches the sermon Who do I listen to? Who gives instruction? Who leads this tether? Who gains from all of this? Who do I listen to? Who gives instruction? Who leads this tether? Who gains from all of this? Cleared my plate, but forced to sit at the table Water evaporates and so do you Overlapped Mottled By the Unwanted Vanished I've Fizzled out Ignore the rasp in my cries; plead so loud I've lost my voice