Veins
tell me slowly if you're gonna leave mecause I'm not really prepared for goodbye
I will smile, I will feign distraction
cause there never seems to be a right time to see me cry
you can whisper directly into my ear
you can say that you still love me with a sigh
and I will love you, but I can not hold you
in my pocket here forever just to feel alive
hold me close and then draw me away
say you're sorry but you just can't stay
there's a secret running through my veins
every time that you go away
follow me down out into the streetlight
I will be the moon you see up in the sky
you can be the stars that all surround me
and I won't tell you that when you leave, you take all the light
I will pack up all of your CDs
I will put them all in boxes in a line
and you can paint me a picture of the inside
of my head so maybe I'll believe that I am all right
hold me close and then draw me away
say you're sorry but you just can't stay
there's a secret running through my veins
every time that you go away
wait for nightfall, then it might be easy
I can just sit here and smoke a cigarette
you can be quiet and walk right through the doorway
I can make believe I made you up here inside my head
I will release you, pretend I never wanted
to get to know you really anyway
be all reclusive, it is just your nature to
curl up in a ball, play dead, and then run away
