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Ruin Me
by Leslie Ann EisenbergOh baby why'd you have
those eyes, those eyes
To see through and through
my perfect disguise
Bustin’ through my walls
your kiss like rain on fire
Let my hair down and down
Turn me wild with desire
We were supposed to be forever
We were supposed to build a home
You built this box of promises
I’m holdin’ onto while you roam
My father taught me to be strong,
But I can’t breathe now that you’re gone
I don’t know where to turn
I don’t know where I belong
without you here
my life’s all wrong.
Why did you ruin me, ruin me
I’m trying to behave
I keep playing my part
Until you come back
with your long gone heart
Oh, I look in his eyes
but I’m dreaming of you
Dammit I can’t move on
Tick tock you know it’s true
My father taught me to be strong,
But I can’t breathe now that you’re gone
I don’t know where to turn
I don’t know where I belong
without you here
my life’s all wrong.
Why did you ruin me, ruin me
No one else can touch me now
No one else can show me how
I don’t want to start over
So I’ll wait here ‘til we’re older
And put on a shiny face
This house an empty shell
Outside’s my finest performance
Inside’s my secret hell
My father taught me to be strong,
But I can’t breathe now that you’re gone
I don’t know where to turn
I don’t know where I belong
without you here
my life’s all wrong.
Why did you ruin me, ruin me
Now I’m just the me I pretend to be
No one else will do, can’t you see
So I’ll take this pretty pain, pretty pain
Do it again and again and again
‘Cause it helps me hold the memories close
As long as nobody ever knows
Go on and ruin me, ruin me
Go on and ruin me, ruin me
Go on and ruin me, ruin me
Go on and ruin me, ruin me
11/24/2014 Author's Note:
Epilogue to "Close"
Yes, it's a song.
"...he better dig two." - The Band Perry
"...I'm going to hell!" - The Pretty Reckless
Posted on 12/24/2014
Copyright © 2025 Leslie Ann Eisenberg
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 12/24/14 at 06:10 AM Cool lyric, Leslie. Singing it in my head, would love to hear this put to music. Great hook: You built this box of promises
I’m holdin’ onto while you roam. Good to read you again, and thanks also for commenting on my Christmas sweater poem. :) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/24/14 at 09:28 PM Great song, for sure. I really liked the "pretty pain" phrase. Thanks! |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 12/30/14 at 05:54 AM I think I can hear it. Great rhymes and rhythm and the lyrics are devastating. |
| Posted by Scott Utley on 12/30/14 at 01:11 PM powerful |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 05/12/15 at 01:07 PM why should the love you feel move on, given the grass is ever greener on this side of heartache? all other heartaches and grass pale in compare cause they don't have what it takes to break and be mowed down by love which refuses to move on. |
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