Marie-Therese's Song (Demo)

How am I Supposed to pretend I don't know every curl in your hair How am I Supposed to deny that you've seen how my soul is laid bare Oh I love you, say I love you, and your words paint me pictures that mark like a stain Oh I want you, say I want you, yes I know then Why is it you always walk away And I'm left here crying with mascara running and perfume I picked back in June Stuck to your coat like a whisper of hope, making love while the secrets take root And I don't find it easy To love you like this In bright summer scenery But who do you miss when you're here Is it me or is it her My dear Does she know me like I know her It's clear That I want the strings she holds near But you'll never attach them here How am I Supposed to describe how my heart starts to whither inside How am I Supposed to be yours when she swore you an oath dressed in white Oh I lie for you, I cry for you, I hate myself wondering where did my pride go Is this how we fall in love, it isn't pretty but kicking and screaming we go And I'm left here peeling back layers of healing in cold sheets that still smell like you Holding my breath when the floors creak and letting my mind fantasize that it's you And I don't find it easy To love you like this In bright summer scenery But who do you miss when you're here Is it me or is it her My dear Does she know me like I know her It's clear That I want the strings she holds near Oh I want the strings she holds near Is it me or is it her My dear Does she know me like I know her It's clear That I want the strings she holds near But you'll never attach them here