The Double Life

[00:31.76] At the top of the stairs is a locked room
[00:33.61] My secret chamber that no outsider views
[00:40.07] For entry is forbidden prohibited
[00:45.53] Behind this door is my other self
[00:50.28] Not a picture in a frame nor a fresh disguise
[00:55.61] But my other self, immobile inert and sanguine
[01:04.75] My narcissus kisses exhale crimson breath
[01:10.12] And pump ruby to the lip
[01:12.81] I stand before myself not Jekyll nor Hyde
[01:20.16] Not sibling nor twin separated at birth
[01:25.66] I stand before myself unaccountable
[01:31.25] I dreamt that I had feet of clay
[01:41.31] I dreamt I crossed the seven seas
[01:46.87] And when I woke not knowing
[01:50.42] I knew I led the double life
[01:57.79] All I ever needed is twice removed
[02:01.43] I spit my bile in an airless temper
[02:05.02] In this vacuum a vampire reversed
[02:08.68] This one who breathes life into me
[02:11.49] And even dull mirrors reflect the tarnished twosome
[02:15.91] I stand before myself not another me
[02:20.42] Not doppelganger nor witless clone
[02:25.12] I stand before myself unrepentant
[02:29.62] I dreamt of sin and aftermath
[02:34.20] I dreamt of centuries laid bare
[02:39.79] And when I woke not knowing
[02:44.26] I knew I led the double life
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