Former Owner

<br>So who was first? <br><br>Obviously not me.<br><br>Shes locked up inside herself<br><br>And I cant get anything free<br><br>So wont somebody tell me please<br><br>Why the former owner always keeps the keys.<br><br><br><br>Theres no bubbles to burst<br><br>No bursting out crying nor dying of thirst<br><br>Shes utterly tied to somebody else<br><br>And it seems he got there first.<br><br>And no, Im not untying<br><br>The reins around her neck that she feels<br><br>And I wont try to prise out of her the truth anymore<br><br>When she lies about the things that she sees<br><br>Because the former owner always keeps the keys.<br><br><br><br>Theres no calling<br><br>&quot;come here, youre necessary to me.&quot;<br><br>Theres no excitement in her face when I implore<br><br>&quot;corrupt me and confess to me some more.&quot;<br><br>And when we hear trees falling or see people disappearing<br><br>Her emotions wont be reached or released,<br><br>Because the former owner is keeping the keys<br><br><br><br>Like a ticket inspector running for a bus<br><br>Ironys revenge surrounds us.<br><br>And its ironic that he promised you hed never let you go<br><br>When hes left you used-up and disturbed<br><br>And I said &quot;just as the early bird catches the worm<br><br>The early cat catches the bird&quot;<br><br>But that former owner is keeping his word