Disappear (Oubliette)

I watched you steal away A man’s best years With the drumming of his fingers With the kicking of his heels

I watched you put away Your sweetest sins I watched tempters satisfied With the sweet taste Of wasted time

Don’t let me disappear Don’t let me fall apart Don’t lead me to the wayside Just don’t let me go Don’t let me fade away

I watched him travel down A steady road With no milestones Just a gentle slope

Soft underfoot, No sudden turns to warn of sliding Down that safe and sound But all too familiar road This is all too familiar

Don’t let me disappear Don’t let me fall apart Don’t lead me to the wayside Just don’t let me go Don’t let me fade away

Just keep this off my mind Anything or not a thing will do

I watched you steal away A man’s best years With the drumming of his fingers With the kicking of his heels

Without the twinkle in his eye I watched him beg and plead with moving lips And bended knee Just to have you back

Be numb my heart O’ nothingness

Don’t let me disappear Don’t let me fall apart Don’t lead me to the wayside Just don’t let me go Don’t let me fade away

They’ve got you wrapped around their fingers Because anything or not a thing will do (A dead fire in a cold room)