Hail Silverstein

Tie me up with sheets, and hang me from your tree.
I'll stay out here all night. It doesn't even matter,
As long as I can see into your room and feel
Like I'm inside your life. I'll follow you forever.

Don't cut me down just yet;
I'll make things right again.
Don't close your blinds on me...

I will never recover from this.
I will never believe in this again.
And I can never go back to the way I used to be before this started.

The snow won't go away, my nose runs down my face.
No one sees me here. It doesn't even matter.
And every step I take, I stay in the same place.
I can't begin to start again, why can't I just be perfect?!

You see my ghost and you'll never forget it.
My face is as white as the snow that haunts me...
Your windows, my door, and nothing can stop me.
Sometimes betrayal can make you happy...

Don't cut me down just yet...
I'll make things right again.
Don't close your blinds on me.
- Silverstein, The Ides Of March

Here's a little history lesson for everyone. As far as the story goes, Julius Caesar, at one time Dictator over the Roman Empire, was assassinated on the Ides of March (15th of March) in 44 BC. It was supposedly plotted and carried out by his friend/colleague, Brutus, who recruited others to aid him in his cause. The assassination had occured in a public setting, with hundreds of senators as witnesses, the perpetrators in clear view for all to see as they repeatedly stabbed the brilliant military leader and politician to a mangled mess.
There has always been great speculation as to who exactly was behind the vile deed. Some suspect Caesar's hand in his own death, claiming that such a death would encase his dignity and magnificence, which he would otherwise have been stripped of as his mental and physical health were beginning to fail him -- he had been suffering from a worsening case of epilepsy at the time. This might explain why, even though he was warned that his demise was to come on the Ides of March, he had refused protection from his guards on the very day of his death. Peculiar. Others believe it was an act done out of indignation, as Caesar had reportedly refused to stand to honour several senatorial representatives sent to speak with him. Such an injurious act to their egos could hardly go unpunished.
Is it just me or is this history actually fascinating?! Perhaps it is only Canadian history that is dry, senseless propagandar aimed at creating a false sense of patriotism and national-worth.
Click title for tune. I really dig this one, out of the entire album. This song is quite emo. It plays will into my ears.