Sweet and Sour
McGovern
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Well, Sweet felt Sour sonically
Before their eyes had met
A voice of pain and honesty
No sugar coating yet
Sour saw deep beneath the Sweet
In the moment where the muses meet
They pledged themselves to no mean feat
And so began the debt
Well, the scene seemed to accept them
The second that they arrived
Sweet saw in the soft souls
And Sour, the deprived
The rooms took on their haunting tone
And sunk into the brick and bones
Of every silent heart and home
That witnessed this demise
Hmm
Well, one day Sour said 'Sweet, tell me how
And I will tell you why
Sweet said 'Sour, if I understood
I'd be a somewhat wealthier guy
Sweet finds the why in holding the rose
Sour says 'son, you gotta let it go
Sometimes the distance gets too close
And there's no distance like time
Well, sing a song o' sixpence
Who's got the cash?
Not tonight, my friend
The hotter you burn, the thicker the ash
And watch as it descends
Everything Sweet loved Sour for
Fell aware with the things that Sour adored
No accounting for taste, but change is sure
Gets exhausting to defend them
So tell me the tale of Sweet and Sour
One for sorrow, two for power
Pulled apart, yet bound together
Chalk and cheese and birds of a feather
Tell me the tale, I'm sure you know
An acquired taste, a chosen home
Hard as a heartache, fresh as a flower
Tell me the tale of Sweet and Sour
Well, Sour woke up soaked in sweat
And called for Sweet to come
A vision from their dreamy depths
Had left them feeling numb
An empty hall, a one man show
A broken string, a bloody nose
Who knows where a sour mind goes
When your sweetness is on the run
On the run
Now, some songs sound the same
If sung in solo or in tandem
Practice, practice all you like
Won't go the way you planned 'em
The weight is off, the balance shifts
You go to shout, but something twists
It all sounds wrong
You get the gist
A sour mind can't stand 'em
Well, Sour's scratching throats out
They can't take it anymore
The weight of all the empty space
Has pinned them to the floor
They're playing dumb but well they know
That this must be their final show
But as they bow their head to go
Spot Sweet stood at the door
Well, Sweet takes two steps backwards
While Sour presses on
It's time for Sweet to step up
And sing to Sour's song
But Sweet can leave the conversation
Who wants Sour in isolation?
It's best to keep the presentation
Free from what has gone
What has gone
No word said, no skin touched
No more than a breath
No search for the how or why
Every question left
So leave a thousand times, my friend
When you wander back again
I've a melody you can mend
I'll dance with you 'til death
'Til death
So tell me the tale of Sweet and Sour
One for sorrow, two for power
Pulled apart, yet bound together
Chalk and cheese and birds of a feather
Tell me that tale, I'm sure you know
An acquired taste, a chosen home
Hard as a heartache, fresh as a flower
Tell me the tale of Sweet and Sour
Tell me the tale of Sweet and Sour
Tell me the tale of Sweet and Sour