Some people’s moods are beautiful
like something cracked and sparkling on the ground
What happens when you scoop it up?
You end up carrying tiny shards around
That’s one way to get under my skin
I can see it in your eyes,
under the gentle and sublime:
You wanna make me
You wanna make me cry, you do,
so you can make this better for you
Everyone knows that mess begets a mess
Heartbreak is not a direct line
Everyone knows the hurt are looking to hurt
and that is part of the design
Or am I standing in the way of something?
You can tell me now, it’s fine
Some things are too hard to say
and so they just die slowly in our minds
I keep noticing the city now,
walking the streets till they turn me around
You wanna talk to me 'cause I’m pretty now
Pull up your truck, and quietly slow down
Pretty sure you might have been my type
but pretty sure you don’t have the right
Walking away not breathing while
I picture you watching me from behind
You’re so polite
You wanna make me
You wanna make me cry, you do,
so you can make this all for you, this is all for you
Everyone knows that mess begets a mess
Heartbreak is not a direct line
Everyone knows the hurt are looking to hurt
and that is part of the design
Or, am I standing on the edge of something?
You can tell me now, it’s fine
Some things are too big to move
and some things are too big to leave behind
It’s not all gonna be fine
Come on and make me
Come on and make me cry, will you,
so you can say this is all true
It’s all for you
Everyone knows that mess begets a mess
Heartbreak is not a direct line
Everyone knows the hurt are looking to hurt
and that is part of the design
Or, am I standing on the edge of something?
You can tell me now, it’s fine
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