CRYSTALLINE

Chorus
Oh no don’t hide from me
And I won’t lie to me
I know my mind has been
Away in silence, seen
So many types of you
I know the light in you
And all the shades of grey
Won’t let us fade away

Verse 1
Another broken promise
I mean I meant it in the moment but I choked and forgot it
I steady the hand to jot it
but these nerves are neurotic
She says my words are cursed
I should’ve never been a poet

My little lightning strike
They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice
But my storm has been a warning since we first locked eyes
And her tears have been pouring – now the well runs dry

And this shit is the problem
I’m not as good at love as I am at writing love songs
I hope my verse is cursed and these words are wrong
I hope this beat beats me up
But keeps us strong

Carla Simone
I know our love is flesh and blood and mud to the bone
I know we’ve tried and tried but we’ve both been wrong
I know I’ve been a headache
You never left me alone

I know the crystalline misaligned
Distance tried to twist the line
Between being mystified and my wish to try
And convince my mind
To be the man in your life

Chorus

Verse 2
My little thunderclap
You’re the one that gave me the strength to run and that
Was the reason I’d always have to run right back
I love the rose of your cheeks
Every mark on your back

And I fucked up
I’ll admit to the blame
I never learned to connect with the love that you gave
I made excuses and used my shame in a way
That told me I wasn’t worthy of your light and our fate

My only love are the words
That stick around long enough to deal with the hurt
That drive through my pages
That pave my dirt
But I don’t want to be good at this
I want to be hers

I know I get claustrophobic
As the door closes
My bones are exposed
And I lose all composure
And my promises are fodder for the longing for a better kind of road
And another kind of life
And the grass looks greener and I find that I
No matter how perfect
No matter how right
I leave and sabotage what’s right

I know the crystalline misaligned
Distance tried to twist the line
Between being mystified and my wish to try
And convince my mind
To be the man in your life