CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Short Circuit
Genre(s): Angst, Romance
Rating: T
Character(s): ?
Pairing(s): ?
Spoilers: N/A
Summary: Memory isn't infallible. (Dedicated to Candice. Final quote in parentheses © Christina Georgina Rossetti.)
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When I first saw her (holding the line) she proved to me looks couldn't kill (do you believe?). It doesn't mean she didn't want to (what -- say you never wanted to hurt me) kill me (kiss me, thrill me, hold me)...
I still remember (but you don't see me). I could never forget (you know you want to, you want to get away from me) -- even after all this time (and I'm no good at waiting -- even for you). I need to get her out of my system (you know you won't) and out of my heart (you know you can't).
One frozen moment in time (how many times you told me) where we could just be. No prejudice (but you know you can't), no worries (but I know you never forget), no one else (and you know I've heard that before).
You don't forget times like those. (No matter how much you want to...) Just because (you don't think I remember?) I can't remember clearly doesn't mean I've forgotten (but you always do that, don't you?) what happened (one single, perfect night, you and me) with her.
It just means (you care too much?) my original recollection (remember me?) was too blurred (smoke, alcohol, disbelief) to translate (how many times do I have to say I love you before you believe me?) into my long-term memory.
Nothing more (could I love you more than this?) than a glitch (do you care?) in your recollection (remember me when I am gone away).
~fin