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I look at things from a certain perspective
It’s parent approved and it’s animal tested
And I didn’t know but I should’ve guessed it
You loved me forever ago

I should have known you’d have gone to bed early
And I should have known you would wake and disturb me
And I should have known but you should have heard me
Remembering everything you did

So I said I’ll murder any man who tells me that I’m too aggressive
And I said I’ll murder any man who tells me that I am too small
And I said I’ll murder any man with courage enough to go after you
And I said I’ll murder any man who does anything at all

I’d hate to suggest that you purposely planned it
Your sudden escape with that back-breaking bandit
But I was the first one you saw when you landed
And you didn’t tell me hello

But I’m not the type to exploit my expenses
On dangerous, dubious, plain false pretenses
I took all my paychecks in three big advances
And didn’t save anything up

So I said this is the day, the day that I’m gonna go back to you
And I said this is the day, the day that I’m gonna go home
And I said this is the day, the day I’ll return to my own true form
And I said this is the day, but so was all of last month

I am aware that you took all my schillings
And I am aware that my teeth need some fillings
And I am aware that you’re ready and willing
To throw all my goodness away

You knotted, you kneaded, you begged and you pleaded
You told me that I was not why you succeeded
You came to my line, then you quickly retreated
So I drew a new one for you

And I said a cellar is a place for me to do something more rational
And I said a cellar is a place for people to keep all their cans
And I said a cellar is the closest I’ll get to inhabiting the underground
And I said a cellar is a place where I’ll finally make use of my hands

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from Jake McKelvie & the Countertops, released June 24, 2012

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