You made your plans with me in pencil on the day I said I'd had enough.
We both read a whole lot into that
I just blew up too many times to feel like this could be love
But i guess I should have had a better plan for that.
You’re right. I spoke too soon, and I acted too fast
I didn’t know what else to do.
I couldn't find a way to tell you
That I miss you, though you’re sitting here,
‘cause I feel like i can’t talk to you
But Oh....Maybe there’s a way out of this
Maybe there’s a way to feel the way we felt after all those fights
Maybe there’s a way past all of this
I can’t get over this tonight.
But now the damage is done and the most final words have been spoken,
Like a formality.
It’s like i’m sitting in the burned out shell of a house
Still trying to think about how to insulate the walls against the wood stove’s heat.
I’m trying to figure these things out
You say that "figuring out’ isn’t what we’re here for."
You’ve got a way of speaking the truth that makes it feel like a punishment.
But Oh...
Oh but you’re always right and I’m always over thinking.
I get so tired of saying sorry when i don’t know what I did to you
Are you scared of telling me what’s on your mind?
I’m scared of telling you what’s on my mind
What’s on my mind: Not all endings feel this terrible; not all endings feel like this; no, not all endings feel this terrible; I’m older, so I know; I’m pretty sure this is the worst that I have felt.
But oh…
credits
from Leslie Paris Viking,
released July 16, 2014
Performed by Leslie Paris Viking:
Sean Leadem - Guitar, Vocals
Gary Bronz - Drums
Mark Fairchild - Guitar
Gavin Hollis - Bass Guitar
with Charles Bennett: piano and organ
words and music by Sean Leadem
Recorded and mixed at with Jeff Berner at Galuminum Foil Studios (Brooklyn, NY)
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