As we drove through the suburbs
I cringed while you wrung yourself out
I was born a square peg
but hoped by the end of that drive
I’d be round
and the space that I hold
is as small as a thimble
as small as the thought
Weren’t we all born single
‘cause you're too much for me
I don’t have quite the ear
to hear what’s inside of you
‘cause I'm too much for me too
And you told me all the rules
of making room for you:
Don’t question
Don’t judge
Don't add
Just completely empty your head
But you're too much for me
I don’t have the stamina
to let you ruin my day
‘cause I need it to ruin it my way
On our way to your friends
I cringed while you burst into tears
Does my face look strange
now you cried off both my ears
The space that I hold
is as small as a dime
and sometimes I need to hear
that bad old brain of mine
You're too much for me
I don’t have quite the ear
to hear what’s inside of you
‘cause I'm too much for me too
You're too much for me
I don’t have the stamina
To let you ruin my day
‘cause I need it to ruin it my way
I need it to ruin it my way
credits
from The Worst of All Lovers,
released September 30, 2022
Written by Merel van Dijk and Anthony Barilla. Performed by Merel & Tony, with Bill Savoie (drums), Kacee duGas (cello), Chris Bakos (bass and organ). Engineered, mixed, mastered and co-produced by Jeff McDonald. 2022 (p) Glitter Milk Records. (c) all rights reserved.
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