Intolerable You from The Birdcage by Struwwelpeter

What you think is beautiful troubles me
What you're wishing for makes me so uneasy
Like a dream where I cannot breathe
There's a kind of sad anger in your eyes
As the temperature drops the waters rise
One more lie and I'll empathize

And I'm never this open, never this honest
Never this terrified of what I know
So I never stop hoping, never find solace
Yet strangely mesmerized
Where do we go from here?

Whenever you act like we're enemies
I don't have the patience to tolerate these
Frailties and acrimonies
If I reached for your hand you'd pull it up
If I opened up you'd be on the attack
It's the last thing you'd ever lack

And although exciting
Your soul is frightening to me
It's so loud yet silent
So cowed yet violent
Yet sweet...

I'm afraid to say I'm not ready yet
I'm afraid to admit I have some regret
I'm upset by your silhouette

And I'll never stop feeling
Glad to be here

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