For What Reason

This won't be the last you'll hear from me, it's just the start
 I hope that he keeps you up for weeks like you did to me
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 I will hold a candle up to you to singe your skin
 Brace yourself, I'm bent with bitterness you can't foresee
 When your apologies fail to ring true
 So slick with that sarcastic slew of phrases like "I thought you knew"
 While keeping me in hot pursuit
 Tracing the plot finds skin touching skin
 Absence follows
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 In the end, I win every time as ink remains
 Sour tastes prevail as you play back the tape machine
 When your apologies fail to ring true
 So slick with that sarcastic slew of phrases like "I thought you knew"
 While keeping me in such hot pursuit
 Tracing the plot finds skin touching skin
 Absence follows