The Ballad of Phil and Phyllis
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You can have the fame, Phyllis
I'd give up all the fame
You can have the overbearing stares,
The noisy crowds, the holy shadow,
And the shame, Phyllis
But don't pretend you want this
Don't be so naive
I'll say these words again and again
But by then you're bound to leave
They always leave
Then I guess that I'm just like the rest
Why must you leave?
Well, we can't all live forever
I sure was never as blessed
Nothing's supposed to live forever, Phyllis
Nothing's supposed to last that long
The burrows we made
Will eventually fade
And I'll be left to sing the same old song
But if nothing's supposed to live forever, Phyllis
Why am I the one who's cursed to see
The sprout begin to spawn
Till the things I know are gone
Till everyone moves on butโ
Hold me, Phyllis
Hold me like an apricot
Hold me like the world is not
About to wave goodbye
(You watched my fur turn grey)
I don't like goodbye
(How many times have you had to say goodbye?)
Please don't say goodbye
Nothing's supposed to live forever
Nothing's supposed to last that long
That's what they say, Phil
It all goes away, Phil
But something deep inside me knows they're wrong
If nothing's supposed to live forever
I'll give you a part of me I guarantee you'll find
In the winters and the springs
In the song your shadow sings
Forever is the things I leave behind
Behind?
You'll see me in their smile
And their claws will make you take pause
And maybe the burrows we made (The burrows we made)
Will come back to your mind (Will eventually fade)
Back when we weren't afraid the sun
(And I can't persuade the sun to let us rewind)
Would set and let us (Let us start over)
Leave our last duet behind (Before you leave me behind)
Are the ones who go ever truly gone?
When you're holding on to who you leave behind
Who you leaveโ
(Hold me, Phyllis)
Behind
(Why can't you stay forever?)
I can see forever
Just by looking in your eyes (Dry your eyes)
That's the thing with loveโ
It multiplies and multiplies and...
Nothing's supposed to live forever
(Nothing's supposed to live forever, Phyllis)
But the tighter you hold me
(The deeper you look in my eyes)
The more that can't be true
And the sprout begins to spawn
(In the winters and the springs)
And the things I know are gone
(In the song your shadow sings)
Till everyone moves on but us two
Cause
Nothing's supposed to live forever
Nothing's supposed to live forever
Nothing's supposed to live forever
(How can I live forever)
Without you