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Ain't No Poet

doug60

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About

Ain't No Poet is a raw, introspective track exploring internal emotional turmoil and an inescapable sense of inner decay. The lyrics contrast ordinary human vulnerability with a deep-seated emotional plague spreading through human connection. The narrator rejects poetic embellishment or grand illusions, choosing instead to confront harsh realities with stark honesty. Themes of inherited pain, broken relationships, and societal suffering weave together into a dark confession. Ultimately, it is a prayer-like acceptance of human imperfection, heartbreak, and the unyielding ache of love without a cure.

Lyrics

Verse 1

I ain't gonna speak of it no more

This poison running warm inside my chest

This wildfire eating up the ground

This beast that holds me and won't let me breathe

A habit that never asks my leave

A pain that will not settle down

Pre-Chorus

If I open up I have to name

The wrecked

The stumbling souls out on the street

The crimes of passion

The lonely ones who weep

The lipstick smeared

The faces wearing masks

The ones who die alone beside the road

The singers underneath a bolted sky

Chorus

I ain't no poet no

Ain't got no old words worn by time

To paint a picture of a kinder place

I ain't no poet no

Ain't no charmer ain't no fool

Ain't nobody

I don't spin my tales in rhyme

I just say amen

Verse 2

And still I am

The fruit of love between a woman and a man

Like every other soul that walks this dirt

Just another drifting on the wind

So take my quiet

Take my one amen

I ain't gonna speak about this plague

That's got its hands on me the same

Pre-Chorus

If I let it out I have to tell

The dead

The broken

The tired ones who fall

The hearts that burn and never learn to heal

The tear-stained eyes

The ones who feel too much

The ones who love too hard and lose it all

Chorus

I ain't no poet no

Ain't got no old words worn by time

To paint a picture of a kinder place

I ain't no poet no

Ain't no charmer ain't no fool

Ain't nobody

I don't spin my tales in rhyme

I just say amen

Bridge

It travels in the air

It moves through touch

Through a glance

Through a stare

Through every sense I own

These cursed senses

That keep on reaching out for love

No cure no fix

Just a sip of the cleanest water

Every potion is a prayer

For the peace of everyone

And all the aching lovers

Sleeping hearts

Like mine

Chorus

I ain't no poet no

Ain't got no old words worn by time

To paint a picture of a kinder place

I ain't no poet no

Ain't no charmer ain't no fool

Ain't nobody

I don't spin my tales in rhyme

I just say amen

Final Chorus

I ain't gonna talk no

I ain't no poet no

Ain't got the words to say

Don't even know if I will make it

With this ache inside today

I ain't gonna talk no

Ain't nobody no

I ain't gonna talk

I ain't no poet no

Oh no I ain't gonna talk no

I ain't no poet no

I ain't no poet no

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