Arab Strap - Sociometer Blues Lyrics

I woke up this morning and opened you up
With a squeeze and a tender caress
We locked horns right away, I was shit on your shoe
I took a dressing down before I got dressed

I come to you for confirmation, testimony, adulation
Education, excitation, palpitation and flirtation
But you give me aggravation, insult and disinformation
Hatred, bias and predation, suicidal ideation

You take all my time, you take all my strength, you steal my love
You are the worst friend I've ever had
I let you inside, I follow you blind, I take your lead
Now I am a distant pal, an absent dad

My fingerprints all over your body
Your talons dug into my mind
My nucleus accumbens is putty in your hands
So go easy on me, please, be kind

I let you inside, I follow you blind, I take your lead
Now I am a fat recluse, a steaming ghost
You take all my time, you take all my strength, you steal my love
You are a barstool bore, a reckless host

Forged in the loins of the wild, wild west
Taste the testosterone, smell all that ego
Toys for the boys, but we think we are blessed
Wherever they're taking us, that's where we go

When will I be cured of this crippling f*cking FOMO?
You went down for half an hour, and it felt good
I accepted then that you would never light this face again
But I crumbled when you came back, you knew I would

Now my eyes are on fire and my thumbs are numb
But look at these numbers, see how you want me
A slave to your rhythms, the beats of your drum
You love me then leave me, then test me and taunt me

You take all my time, you take all my strength, you steal my love
(You bait me and hate me)
I let you inside, I follow you blind, I take your lead
(You shame me and maim me)

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