Her words, they bit
And broke the skin
And shot the venom in
I felt it hit my head, my heart, soul and spirit
You were talking my language
But I was speaking in tongues
Spouting gibberish
Her fingers gripped around my own
So tight
White-knuckling
Like any second she thought I could start running
The thing about it
Is I thought about it
One last kiss and then I'd break into a sprint
'Cause I don't know about us
But I heard about you
And they told me all the things you do
Too much drinking
And not enough thinking
These days, they awake
With the shakes
And I haven't R.E.M. slept
For two weeks and I'll bet
That soon I'm gonna break
Her love, it flinched
It squirmed, it twitched
A scratch she couldn't itch
Wasn't sure where or what it was
Determined to find it
I read her body language
But I bit my tongue
Before I ruined it
For everyone
'Cause I don't know about us
But I heard about you
And they told me all the things you do
I don't approve
Did you expect me too?
It's always in the back of my head
Can't get it to move
Too much drinking
And not enough thinking
These days, they awake
With the shakes
And I haven't R.E.M. slept
For two weeks and I'll bet
That soon now I'm gonna break
It's her fault I never got a wink
She was always either shaking me
At the crack of dawn
Or keeping me up
All night long
Talking at me
Saying I never seem happy
Maybe if you just let me sleep
'Cause I don't know about us
But I heard about you
And they told me all the things you do
I don't approve
Did you expect me to?
It's always in the back of my head
Can't get it to move
Her words, they bit
And broke the skin
And shot the venom in
I felt it hit my head, my heart, soul and spirit
You were talking my language
But I was speaking in tongues
Spouting gibberish