Two Seconds In the Sun

You've never been easy to reason with

And I get uneasy if you're quiet for long

Whenever you leave me

You sing like a canary and tend to get it terribly wrong

I'd close your mouth with a kiss

But you shoot it off like you wish it were a gun

And since the wind won't blow it shut

I wish somebody'd sew a button to your tongue

We spent two seconds in the sun while it set

And then the sky turned black or blue

I don't remember it the way you remember

And I'm never going to

If I could light a flame

To burn away the rest of me that's left in you

You'd think I meant to keep you warm

Like before, assuming I still love you too

I'm not so sure I do

You've carried the old days for long enough already

Well, aren't they getting heavy to hold?

But you want it both ways

One life for taking photos, and one you'd never show to a soul

What further grace did you need

When I left you basically bleeding in your room?

If you've not sweat it of by now

You'd be far better off just howling at the moon

We spent two seconds in the sun while it set

And then the sky turned black or blue

I don't remember it the way you remember

And I'm never going to

If I could light a flame

To burn away the rest of me that's left in you

The rest of me that's left in you

You'd think I'd meant to keep you warm

Like before, assuming I still love you too

I'm not so sure I do

You need a place to believe in

I left you basically bleeding in your room

We spent two seconds in the sun while it set

And then the sky turned black or blue

I don't remember it the way you remember

And I'm never going to

If I could light a flame

To burn away the rest of me that's left in you

The rest of me that's left in you

You'd think I meant to keep you warm

Like before, assuming I still love you too

I'm not so sure I do