He said he would stay with me forever
I know he's a liar too, today
But still all I want is to believe it
And I wonder what that makes me
My feet on the street hurt so much
I'm walking alone through the crowd
And still all I want is to believe him
But I'm not dumb, at least not right now
too much time, way too much time
visions of empty half-lifes, dirty secrets
scare me by really happening
so I turn the TV off and close my eyes
Now I know that nothing lasts forever
It's not like we'd always stay the same
But then when he'd kiss me I'd believe it
Guess I'll be holding myself tonight again
laid out lies speak themselves
just like celibate idiots make up drama
when their lives become so uninteresting
that they turn the TV off and go outside
credits
from Tenderloin Lullaby,
released January 1, 2000
everything made by baby pigeon
Delicate and personal folk-pop from Castle Theater: honest observations and reflections presented as thoughtful, well-written miniatures. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 4, 2022