I Felt The Luxury
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She sat on the pavement
There was a woman sitting on the pavement, likely outside of my house

As I pulled in the drive
As I drove into the driveway of my house

Wearing leopard skin velvet
The woman was dressed in velvet made from the skin of a leopard

And shiny black eyes
She had dark, glistening eyes

"She looks like a sleeper" Said my wife at the time
My wife commented that the woman looked like she was sleeping

She had curls like Delilah
The woman had curly hair that was reminiscent of Delilah's hair in the Bible

And a smile like the sun
She had a bright, radiant smile

She held my poor corpse
She hugged me as if I were dead or dying

Like she'd never be done
She held on for a long time

And the caption in my mind said "This is the one"
In my mind, I felt that she was the one I had been waiting to meet

But I'm strong and I'm disciplined And I avoided her for years
Despite my attraction to her, I resisted the temptation to pursue her for many years due to my self-control

'Till one night, as usual With my heart full of tears A hand touched my back And she was standing right there
However, one night when I was feeling vulnerable, she unexpectedly appeared and touched my back

Then I felt the luxury of her I felt the luxury of her I felt the luxury of her I felt the luxury Whispering Whispering
When she touched me, I felt a sense of indulgence and pleasure that I had never felt before, and her whispering added to the experience

Now I'll try hard to tell things just like they is How my life was a desert before she came in And wrecked it and ripped it and rubbed my nerves thin
I will attempt to be honest about how my life was empty and unfulfilling before I met her, and how she eventually caused me stress and anxiety

How I liked to see her little feet pad around the house The way she curled up quietly on the couch I can still see her in my mind that way now Aah I felt the luxury of her
Despite the stress she caused, I remember the small joys I found in her presence, such as watching her move around the house and how she looked while relaxing on the couch, and how her presence brought me a sense of luxury

Well time went by quickly And her confidence grew And she wanted this and that And she wanted those too And she wouldn't shut up And one day I just blew up
As time passed, she became more confident and started to demand more things that I couldn't give her, and eventually I became overwhelmed and angry

Now she's in the hospital For the second time Maybe she'll die Maybe I'll cry Therapists would say "You're in denial"
Now she is in the hospital for the second time, and there is a possibility she may not make it. I may cry if she dies, and therapists would say that I'm in denial if I try to avoid the emotions that come with losing her

But love became inconvenient Love became a literal drag Very bad for business I'd be better off a fag
I found that love with her had become very inconvenient and stressful, and it was bad for my business. I even began to consider that being homosexual might be easier

She's a model de sport That I can't afford 'Cause I'm a practical American From the Middle-West And I can piss on a grave While welcoming guests If cold's what I am I'm cold 'till the end
She is like a fancy sports car that I cannot afford, and I see myself as a practical person from the Midwestern United States who can maintain a polite facade while also holding feelings of disdain. I am a cold person who will remain cold until the very end

And I felt the luxury of her I felt the luxury of her Now I'm gonna continue walking In the modern world Which justifies every egotistical perversion With scientific talk And new ways to walk
Despite my struggles in our relationship, I still felt the indulgent pleasure of being with her. Now I will continue living in the modern world, where people use science and new ideas to justify their self-centered actions

But I'll remember the religion She became to me And the other person I could have been So for now I'll say so long I gotta go do wrong I gotta go do wrong I felt the luxury I felt the luxury I felt the luxury Aah, Luxury
Despite the struggles and pain I experienced, I will remember the positive impact she had on me and the person I could have become. For now, I must say goodbye and continue to make mistakes. Regardless, I will always remember the sense of indulgence and luxury she brought into my life.