I read your mind    But it wasn't a very interesting read    The plot was contrived    And the characters were too consumed by need       Page by page    Enduring each predictable turn    The paper dissolves beneath my fingers    And the syllables burn       The fairy tale you sell is a lie    But I read the truth behind your eyes    These words just don't ring true    And tell me all I need to know about you       Edit and revise    Until your conscience was cleared    I tried to read the words that were true    But the ink had smeared       Distorted prose    Penetrating layer by layer    Scrawled down for all the world to see    As if anyone would care       The fairy tale you sell is a lie    But I read the truth behind your eyes    These words just don't ring true    And tell me all I need to know about you       I read your mind    Suffered through every last detail    I watched you try to make sense of your life    And I watched you fail      The fairy tale you sell is a lie    But I read the truth behind your eyes    These words just don't ring true    And tell me all I need to know about you