Could you give an example
Could you tell me about one time
Without the words in the perfect order
Imperfect rhythm, imperfect rhyme
Don't rehearse or recite it
And don't give me that empty shrug
I need the details and disorder
I need the distance, I need the hug
Yeah you got this in your head
Maybe you'd be better off
On an air mattress instead
Of telling me what's going on
I try to give context
To believe it's ebb and flow
Like some synapse in my prefrontal cortex
That would inevitably explode
Oh but I don't believe a word of it
I must be dumb or just naive
I must be evil reincarnate
I must have something up my sleeve
That would surprise even myself
And now that I'm on my hands and knees
Oh yes, I remember it clearly now
All the times I begged, begged, begged for you to leave
Yeah you got this in your head
Maybe you'd be better off
On an air mattress instead
Of telling me what's going on
When you're avoidant, I pursue
All these pointless moments with you
Every push, every pull, every follow through
So could you give an example
All I want is to know why
To you I've been so unimportant
Tell me your reasons, I'll tell you mine
Oh but you won't believe a word of it
I spell it out but you can't read
Between these lines that I've been drawing
Wrapping around and underneath
It's in one ear and out the other
It's overhead, under your feet
I tried so hard to keep you, ground you
God, all I did was beg, beg, beg you not to leave
Yeah you got this in your head
Maybe you'd be better off
On an air mattress instead
Of telling me what's going on
When you're avoidant, I pursue
All these pointless moments with you
Every push, every pull, every follow through