inside is a boy

i'll describe a room
and use a string of words
inside is the boy
outside is the girl
and the metaphor which applies to them is a string that threads the pearl
inside is the boy
outside is the girl

i can hear a voice
the voice is in the room
and the song it sings to me
that's the song i sing to you
and every metaphor is another once removed
inside is a boy
outside is the girl

every song is diegetic once you hear the bigger frame
every word is less poetic than the real thing

i can hear the voice
i can hear the room
not because i sang the words
just because its true
and the song it sings to me
is the song i sing to you
and every metaphor is another once removed
every metaphor is another once removed