Rarity

You are a rarity



Your eyes say wisdom



Your skin says frailty



Your mouth says listen



Your voice a cello



Your words speak volumes



In and out around flow



Like Leonard Cohen's



Since you were invented



Since you came along



No one's even attempted



To come close to the beauty of your song



No hits on the radio



No one knows who you are



No big deal with a video



So you're never gonna be a star



You won't be attending



Meetings with presidents



Of companies pretending



To protect their investments



While they suck the gristle



Off the bones of your art



Unfaithful and fickle



Seductive and smart



They'll say you're a rarity



And sleep in your bed



And strangle your purity



And leave you for dead



They'll call you little honey



And write you a check



Seduce you with money



And fuck your respect



For offering a small glimpse



Through your secret door



Of your intellect and brilliance



You deserve so much more



'Cause you, you're a rarity



Your eyes say wisdom



Your skin says frailty



Your mouth says listen