I. Humming insensitivities

spitting sin

spouting rhymes

and crying

liar,

liar,

city in flames

II. You say what

you mean to say

is

that it never meant anything,

but

everything to

her

to you

it's only what it's

not

III. In that light

or lack there of

she can almost be beautiful

but in this light

firelight

she could almost be

dead

IV. Time travels

like light

fast

like light

like time

travelers

work like clocks

like time

time

like relativity

relativity

like reality

is like

time

V. Love?

Slang, it's but

slang

for the

stitches you'll need

for the

(scars?) Pain

it's more broad, try it next

try it now

Pain

(it's too good)

at least

you're numb with the

cold

eyes

smolder

heated

eyes

hate

VI. Run for the hills

and

come back and forth

when your head

stops (spinning?)

Doubting it

is nothing more

or less

than

what the years

had in store

for you

for me

VII. The old sound of

retribution

revenge

so full of music

the sound of

one song while the walls cave in

sing it the sound

sing it the truth

sing it the word

revenge

like

time

.

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Oh bajeez, I was home sick today, I wrote more foolish nonsense. Wow, really, Evie, when am I not sick?

There are only a million and five song references in here. And I keep forgetting to mention all of the previous references that no one caught . . .

Chapter six: Title reference to a movie. C'mon, guys!

Chapter seven . . . Well, the title is from The Academy Is . . .'s The Phrase that Pays, my fault for not mentioning that one.

Blehh. There are probably more. Did I mention Thank You For the Venom for chapter six? Mhmmm.

Well, whatever.

Aching throats and Advil,

Nikki