First with your hands, then with your mouth

A downpour of sweat, damp cotton clouds

I was a fool, you were my friend

We made it happen

You took off your clothes, left on the light

You stood there so brave, you used to be shy

Each feature improved, each movement refined

And eyes like a showroom



Now they're spreading out the blankets on the beach

Oh that weatherman's a liar, he said it'd be raining

But it's clear and blue as far as I can see



Left by the lamp, right next to the bed

On a cartoon cat pad she scratched with pen

"Everything is as it's always been,

This never happened"



"Don't take it too bad, it's nothing you did

It is just once something dies, you can't make it live

You're a beautiful boy, you're a sweet little kid

But I am a woman"



So I laid back down, wrapped myself up in the sheet

And I must have looked like a ghost 'cause something frightened me

And since then I've been so good at vanishing



Now I do as I please, and I lie through my teeth

Someone might get hurt, but it won't be me

I should probably feel cheap, but I just feel free

And a little bit empty



No it isn't so hard to get close to me

There will be no arguments, we'll always agree

And I'll try and be kind when I ask you to leave

We'll both take it easy



But if you stay too long inside my memory

I will trap you in a song tied to a melody

And I'll keep you there so you can't bother me