Wounds open wide Lyrics

Oh how we reached the "naked flesh of feeling"
You were rolling and I was reeling from the pain
And you revealed all that I was concealing
You were heaping and I was kneeling from the strain

And you proceeded to begin the bloodletting
And smiling you knew that I could not be regretting this more
And the shine on my brow revealed I was sweating
You asked where I was going knowing I was betting for the door

And that's when you said...

Let's call out the skeletons from the past
Throw your disguises to the side
Cast away all of those masquerade masks
It's a good day to tear these old wounds open wide

And I had no sense of coherent thinking
With you laughing while I was sinking in my own sand
I wished that I had recourse to drinking
As I watched my oasis shrinking at your command

And finding out that you're skin had grown thicker
I wished that my wits had been just a bit quicker in your assault
And again I regretted the absence of liquor
And having not a faint hope's flicker of denying fault

And that's when you said...

This chance encounter turned into confession
Is a sobering rendezvous
A reminder of my lesser moments
And the greater things I failed to do

This mistimed meander down memory lane
Turned into bittersweet review
It's been a slight bit bitter for me
And a whole lot sweeter for you...
And a whole lot sweeter for you...

And that's when you said...