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Entitlement

By Benjamin Grossman and Cassa Bassa

Fold me into your poems
to be read aloud in the quietest corner of your heart.

Place me between the tightest lines
where your uncompromising lips can be softened.

There is no winner in this tug of war,
only me striving to stay in your vocabulary.

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Paparazzi (Lyrics +Song)

[Verse 1]
I never thought that I’d be riding solo
I did so much to love you but still go
And now my heart is like a porthole
It’s opened up and out went my soul

I never thought I’d ever be this low
Can’t see the sun, the clouds, or even leave this room
Or even leave this room …

[Chorus]
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go, go, go
Go, go, go
You flash and you go
You flash and you go

[Verse 2]
You flatter and go
Like you ain’t got no soul
Houdini would be jealous of your show
And everyone knows what I know
And everyone knows you can’t love a ghost

Money’s the only thing you ever chase
You lost the love of your life for that race
And now you’re scared to even show your face
I hate to put you on blast in this space
But someone has to put you back in your place
Someone has to put you back in your place
…
Put you back in you place

[Chorus]
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go, go, go
Go, go, go
You flash and you go
You flash and you go

[Bridge]
I’ve waited six months for a call
You said you loved me but you had to move on
You said we’d talk soon but then you stalled
And then you never even called
…
You never even called
But I’m still waiting on
But I’m still waiting more
But I’ll still holding off
From falling back in love

[Chorus]
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you go
Like paparazzi
You flash and you

Ambush

You surprised my heart with an attack
Declaring war on my insides
With weapons never
Intended for conflict

You shot shit not from a bull
But a beast in human form
Even a guerrilla wouldn’t
Commit to those tactics

You agreed upon nonviolence
With plastic promises and cosmetic lies
Yet the paint on your face
Confirmed you were still in battle

You engaged without bloodshed
For you preferred the shedding of tears
A smile dropped here and a smile dropped there
You blew me up with peaceful kisses
The bombs of seductive love

I’m glad our one-sided struggle ended when it did
I would’ve never survived a nuclear relationship

My Love

You are not flesh and bone,
Not clay and dust,
Nor light and darkness.

Neither are you some color
Fixed between good and bad
Or a mere figment of a poet’s imagination.

Rather, you are an admixture
Of fierce fire and flexible water.

Whenever I am near you,
All I feel is constant steam, ripened heat—
A desire to burn, no matter the consequences.

Yesterday (Song Snippet + Lyrics)

[Verse 1]
Your face reminds me of yesterday (Oh whoa)
I said those words and I meant ‘em, babe (Oh whoa)
Now can you whisper them back to me? (Oh whoa)
So I can figure out what they mean to me

This ain’t the part where I tell you not to leave
I don’t belong with you, and you don’t belong with me
But that’s the thing about love no else can see
You don’t get to pick and choose what you want it to be

Matter (Song + Lyrics)

[Chorus]
I will love you
Until I cannot
I will love you
Until I cannot

Because you matter
You matter, you matter
Because you matter
You matter, you matter

[Verse]
You’re the best thing in this world to me
My only hope
My only dream
My only need

I haven’t felt a single fear
Since I held your hand
Kissed your lips
Wiped your tears

My only job is loving you
And you loving you
And loving you and loving you
And that is all I wanna do

[Chorus]
I will love you (I will love)
Until I cannot (Not)
I will love you (I will love)
Until my pulse drops (Drops)

So I will love you (I will love)
Like there’s no stop (None)
And will love you (I will love)
Until my heart pops

[4x]
Because you matter
You matter, you matter
Because you matter
You matter, you matter

[Outro]

I’m In Love With You (Song + Lyrics)

[Chorus]
I’m in love
I’m in love with you
I’m in love
I’m in love; it’s true

I’m in love
I’m in love (with you); it’s true
I’m in love
I can’t say bye to you

[Verse 1]
I never thought you’d be the one inside my heart
I never thought you’d build a home inside my heart
I never thought I’d see you and think these kind of thoughts
I never thought … I never thought beyond

[Verse 2]
Who knew the path was the path we could never stay?
Who knew the past was the past that day?
Who knew the future would be so sad all day?
I never knew it would … it would go this way

[Verse 3]
I had a feeling I’d love you for always
I had a feeling I’d love you if you went away
I had a feeling my feelings would always stay
I should’ve known it would end—and I’d end up this way

[Chorus]
But I’m in love
I’m in love with you
I’m in love
I’m in love; it’s true

I’m in love
I’m in love with you
I’m in love
I can’t say bye to you