I read your mind
  But it wasn't a very interesting read
  The plot was contrived
  And the characters were too consumed by need
  
  Page by page
  Enduring each predictable turn
  The paper dissolves beneath my fingers
  And the syllables burn
  
  The fairy tale you sell is a lie
  But I read the truth behind your eyes
  These words just don't ring true
  And tell me all I need to know about you
  
  Edit and revise
  Until your conscience was cleared
  I tried to read the words that were true
  But the ink had smeared
  
  Distorted prose
  Penetrating layer by layer
  Scrawled down for all the world to see
  As if anyone would care
  
  The fairy tale you sell is a lie
  But I read the truth behind your eyes
  These words just don't ring true
  And tell me all I need to know about you
  
  I read your mind
  Suffered through every last detail
  I watched you try to make sense of your life
  And I watched you fail