songs

Call this romance a dress rehearsal
If the audience never shows

You look good in anything, even the air
Your palms tell me a tale too good to be true
You love all of my jokes
But you smile like you’ve heard the punchline, before I fuck it up

You lack a habit of seeing my flaws for what they are
You've got a mouth but you are unable to scream

You say "I love you" sotto voce, I'd yell it back if I could
I'd give everything to hear you sing
If I were a real man I'd see this for what it is

Your coat still claims the back of my chair, like it paid rent to be there
My friends ask I dodge the questions
You never fight, you never flinch, so what do they need to know?

You say "I love you" sotto voce, I'd yell it back if I could
I swear you’re dancing down the hallway
But I never hear the floorboards creak
I'd give everything to hear you sing
If I were a real man I'd see this for what it is

You're so out of touch, I'm so out of line
You're so hard to reach, I can't handle basic speech
You're so real to me, to be or not to be

I would pay you to tell me, “shut your stupid mouth”
’Cause anything thing you say is as soothing as the rain
But you just smile and let me ramble
You say "I love you" sotto voce, I'd yell it back if I could

So take a rest inside my head, where the lighting's always right