Letters Lyrics

I just found a brand new key

To sing the blues

But it’s deceiving

It won’t change the meaning

I wrapped it up in minor chords

But it’s no use

And words confound me

With the way they’ve bound me

But I’m going to lose you

Just like the rest

I’m going to lose you

It’s what I do best

I’m going to lose you

Like each one before

I keep hoping that this time is different

But I know the score

We talk in riddles

We talk in rhymes

We talk into each others’ mouths

And try to read between the lines

We talk in cyphers

We talk in tongues

We talk staring at the ceiling

Right until the morning comes

And when you leave my bed

That space still smells of you

Like alcohol and cigarettes

And foggy flashes and regrets

But as you pin me down you say

“It never will be you”

Cos hands move quick and hands move fast

But hands are not enough to last

But it took me far too long to realize

I couldn’t fill the hollow of your bones

And I couldn’t find the words to verbalize

The hurt I felt deep hidden in the moans

I’ve seen the future

And it’s looking grim

So hand me a lemon

And a bottle of gin

I’ve got an aching head

I’ve got an empty bed

I’m feeling wasted

Wasted on you

Cupid’s bow missed my chest

So I’ll take second best

If you’ll still have me

I’ll settle on you

But I’m going to lose you

Just like the rest

I’m going to lose you

It’s what I do best

I’m going to lose you

Like each one before

I keep hoping that this time is different

But I know the score

And all that’s left are letters

Written on a page

Ink may bleed and paper tear

But words don’t fade with age

All that’s left are letters

Folded into squares

So weary with the weight of all

The heart could never bear