lyrics:

i’ve been learning a language
every day, i get a little more fluent
i’ve been turning the pages
every day, i know more about you

learning all of your favorites
and how you sleep on your back 
how you sleep like a corpse 
i make fun of you for that

been trying to keep my balance
but you’re pushing me over
tell myself it’s not romance
but every day, it feels closer

learning all your phrases
and how you sound when you’re tired
the things that make you happy
the things that make you cry

working on conjugation
memorize your inflections
intaking information
making the same connections

sharing friends and “goodnight”s
i love to see you laughing
it’s like you’re mine but not quite
but look at all the fun we’re having

there’s ribbons in my hair
watch them fly in the wind
tied loosely but it’s there
remind us where we’ve been
shoelaces pulled tightly
double tied, just in case
i run into you today

i’ve been studying movements
the things that go unspoken
there’s still room for improvement
but i won’t fix what’s not broken

i’m getting better at reading
and at telling the differences
between the ways you’re speaking
understand all your references

you’ve learned all of my phrases
books i need to finish
how i talk when i’m angry
and when i get analytic
stay through all my phases
complain about the weather
a story for the ages
a novel in a letter
we’ve been learning a language 
i think we’re getting fluent
speaking like a native
sounding more like you 
and i know all of your favorites
and you know all of mine
i met you for a reason
let’s sit for a while

Shoot Out At The University Fair

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