Pages Lyrics - Assemblage 23

I read your mind 

But it wasn't a very interesting read 

The plot was contrived 

And the characters were too consumed by need 

Page by page 

Enduring each predictable turn 

The paper dissolves beneath my fingers 

And the syllables burn 

The fairy tale you sell is a lie 

But I read the truth behind your eyes 

These words just don't ring true 

And tell me all I need to know about you 

Edit and revise 

Until your conscience was cleared 

I tried to read the words that were true 

But the ink had smeared 

Distorted prose 

Penetrating layer by layer 

Scrawled down for all the world to see 

As if anyone would care 

The fairy tale you sell is a lie 

But I read the truth behind your eyes 

These words just don't ring true 

And tell me all I need to know about you 

I read your mind 

Suffered through every last detail 

I watched you try to make sense of your life 

And I watched you fail 

The fairy tale you sell is a lie 

But I read the truth behind your eyes 

These words just don't ring true 

And tell me all I need to know about you