Don't Give Me a Pet Lyrics

Don't give me a pet, I'll kill it

Don't give me a pet, I'll kill it

I'll kill it by accident

An accident of inattention

I'll soak up the faces of a thousand strangers

For all the hours days have I'll soak up their faces

And their shoes

I like watching shoes

Don't make a date with me, I'll miss it

Don't make a date with me, I'll break it

I'll break it by accident

An accident of inattention

And yet

I sweat right through the mattress recalling what happened

To the squirrel who ditched the sidewalk for to try his hand at traffic

An accident of inattention

But the crow picking his eyeball is attentive as can be

Here I sit some asshole who can't remember to breathe

Or how to get to work on time. Did I set my alarm

How did I get to work on time? Did I set my alarm

Soaking up the faces of a thousand strangers

For all the hours days have I soak up their faces

Sweat right through the mattress recalling what happened

Soaking up the faces of a thousand strangers

Soaking up the faces of a thousand strangers

Sweat right through the mattress recalling what happened