Girls at Parties

Crawl under the fence
Of a private tennis court
There's a gap along the edge
I know 'cause I've been here before
And I recognize the faces
Of the paintings on the walls
But I don't have any friends here
I just like to watch them all
They're falling for each other
And I've been them all before
But I'm slipping in between them
Like a shadow on the floor
There's a shy kid in the corner
Get your brother off the aux
There's a girl who's a mere mortal
Wants a secret like the gods

All my past lives
The girls will be just fine
We're holding on 'til morning time

Angels from the garden
And demons from the pool
Make their way into the yard
Where they beg to break the rules
Crack a window for the smoke
And they creep their way inside
Then they break into our hearts
And start messing with our minds
I pass a girl who's crying
In the bathroom with a friend
And another who looks bitter
'Cause she's stuck inside her head
A couple left together
But I heard he crashed the car
Guess the girl thinks it was karma
It's still gonna leave a scar

All my past lives
The girls will be just fine
We're holding on 'til morning time

The girls will be just fine
We're holding on 'til morning time

Bathroom mirror
I'm drunk on anger
And my new best friend's a stranger
She's been shit-talking the boys

I wipe a tear
She reapplies whatever
To her eyes and I just cry
'Cause you are leaving with your first choice

Sight of my reflection's pretty sad
You're the biggest secret I've ever had
I'd beg you to take it back but you can't

Don't tell me I don't know how I feel
I pray to god that I don't believe in
Hide your love I don't wanna see it
Got the bitter end of the deal
So I'm at the feet of my guardian angel
Take my love, I don't wanna feel it no

Daydream sinner
I watch you with her
And I know this hope will kill me
If I let it take the wheel

Sight of my reflection's pretty sad
You're the biggest secret I never had
I'd beg you to take a chance but I can't

Don't tell me I don't know how I feel
I pray to god that I don't believe in
Hide your love I don't wanna see it
Got the bitter end of the deal
So I'm at the feet of my guardian angel
Take my love, I don't wanna feel it no

Don't tell me I don't know how I feel
Don't tell me I don't know how I feel

I pray to the saint of the unrequited
Take my love 'cause I don't wanna fight it

Don't tell me I don't know how I feel
I pray to god that I don't believe in
Hide your love I don't wanna see it
Got the bitter end of the deal
So I'm at the feet of my guardian angel
Take my love, I don't wanna feel it no

Guardian Angel

I just took a hit of my worst desires
Now my eyes they kinda burn and the room's on fire
But I'm playing it cool in the corner like I'm used to

My mind is playing tricks on me, but she's a liar
And they must think I'm a bitch 'cause I'm awfully quiet
And I know that's not true but I can't disprove it

I find a mirror for some conversation
She's looking back and she starts to say
I'm stuck with, I'm stuck with, I'm stuck with

You and your friends but I'm kinda over them
I like to pretend I'm out on my own again
I spin in my dresses, count up my blessings

Violet's on the phone with her older brother
And that makes me feel alone 'cause I'm left to wonder
What it's like to get a call from your very own blood

I see a girl in the wallpaper
I hate the yellow that seems to take her under
Me under, I'm stuck with

You and your friends but I'm kinda over them
I like to pretend I'm out on my own again
I spin in my dresses, count up my blessings

You and your friends but I might be one of them
I like to pretend I'm, I'm who I was again
I sit in detention, learning my lesson

She's a Liar

High up on the totem pole of
Something conversational
That I'm not
In the loop on

Show off with your self control
You keep quiet until you don't
Then say what
What they all want

Look how you roll your eyes
Shy smile at the perfect time
You've got a secret and I want it

Just to walk around with
I've got that look in my eye that sets the room on fire
Feeling like I'm wanted
But I don't need your attention no I'm doing fine

You're out putting on a show right
Down the supermarket row
Like a catwalk
Let 'em all talk

Bright light shining on your phone you
Don't even need to check to know
It's an old love
Got bored so you're just done

Look how they sink their teeth
To get a flash of your energy
I wanna keep it in my pocket

Just to walk around with
I've got that look in my eye that sets the room on fire
Feeling like I'm wanted
But I don't need your attention no I'm doing fine

I want a secret
Just to keep it
To myself

I wanna wear it
Wanna swear it
To no one else

I want a secret
Just to keep it
To myself

I wanna wear it
Wanna swear it
To no one else

I Want a Secret

Oh disgraced Goddess
You used to be Venus
Lying on the bed
Oil on canvas

Made a pretty impression
But the male gaze it crept in
Crawling up behind you
And the blissful days of Florence

Falling out of good graces with irreverence
Been a lot of cool places, the Medici palace was your favorite

But a careless alteration left a tarnished reputation
Who even cares if you had lain in the god-forsaken bed where
They painted you

In blue and silver and violet and gold
It's a new look for you

Someone's losing his balance on the moral steps
Got you wrapped in his hands, how quickly they forget

You used to live in pleasure
Yeah the landscape there was better
But now you're stuck inside a room
Where they can watch and they assume
Because they painted you

In blue and silver and violet and gold
It's a new look for you

In the zoo there's kids letting go of their ivory balloons
And a new cage for you

In blue and silver and violet and gold
It's a new look for you

In the zoo there's kids letting go of their ivory balloons
And a new cage for you

A Modern Olympia

Please don't make me cry
At this particular moment in time
I'd hate to be so raw
And if I started now, I don't think I could stop
I read a lovely little book today that changed my state of mind
And just one word could make me cry

Please don't make me cry
Or if you do, just give me a good reason why
I'd really rather not today
So please just go and leave me here to be okay
'Cause I just caught a glimpse of yesterday
The kind that fades away with time
And just one look could make me cry

Please don't make me laugh
In this small room with every single window latched
I'd hate to seem so loud
And if I started now, I really do not think I would know how
I've got a silly case of butterflies, the kind that make my stomach drop
And just one smile could make my heartbeat...

Please Don't Make Me Cry

One little trip around the sun
I kinda wish it would be done
I heard the twenties might be fun
Let's get 'em roaring game is on

I'm gonna dress my eyes up
Gonna paint my smile on
I'm gonna dress my eyes
I'm gonna paint my smile on

I'm gonna wake my mind up
Gonna turn the lights on
I'm gonna wake my mind
I'm gonna turn the lights on

And I guess I want a cliche
Dancing on the subway
Sneak into the ballet
And I think I wanna go out
Find somebody downtown
Creep into a new crowd
It's been too long
So I guess I wanna restart
Climb into a streetcar
We're practicing a lost art

You come and whisper in my ear
Something that only we can hear
Keeping a secret to ourselves
Under the music I won't tell

I'm gonna take my shoes off
Gonna spin 'til I fall
I'm gonna take my shoes
I'm gonna spin 'til I fall

I'm gonna show my dress off
Gonna catch your trust fall
I'm gonna show my dress
I'm gonna catch your trust fall

And I guess I want a cliche
Dancing on the subway
Sneak into the ballet
And I think I wanna go out
Find somebody downtown
Creep into a new crowd
It's been too long
So I guess I wanna restart
Climb into a streetcar
We're practicing a lost art

Think back to New York
I never got lost in a crowd before but
I liked the game, I liked the way we played,
I liked pretending not to know your name
Think back to Barcelona
Don't think I ever told ya but
I like the game, I like the way we play,
I like pretending not to know your name

Let me romanticize these city lights through nostalgic eyes
Not every age on innocence has to die 'cause of darker times
Cynical waves rolled in at record heights, could've drowned my mind but
I slept through the day just to make sure that I would stay awake tonight

And I guess I want a cliche
Dancing on the subway
Sneak into the ballet
And I think I wanna go out
Find somebody downtown
Creep into a new crowd
It's been too long
So I guess I wanna restart
Climb into a streetcar
We're practicing a lost art

Doo doo doo doo
doodoo doodoo doodoo dooo
doo doo doo doo
doodoo doodoo doodoo dooo

Lost Art

I guess this is a cautionary tale
And I know you'll swear to god it wasn't real
But I'd like to think that I
Was on the passenger side for a reason

I said that you could drop me anywhere
And I know you'll swear to god it wasn't fair
But you let me slip away into
The middle of a dreamscape

I always wanted to play for Karma's team
I heard you got struck by lightning
I'm sorry but it wasn't my say
And I know you won't forgive me anyway
I know it's easy to blame a deity
As I'm watching you stand in disbelief
I'm sorry but it wasn't my say
And I know you won't forgive me anyway

I guess my friends on earth are pretty cool
But I know that they would play me for a fool
If I never grew a wing
Yeah It's the littlest things
That weigh you down

I think I'm better floating on a star
Besides the desert got a brand new car
While the jury's holding out
"She was gone without a sound"

I always wanted to play for Karma's team
I heard you got struck by lightning
I'm sorry but it wasn't my say
And I know you won't forgive me anyway
I know it's easy to blame a deity
As I'm watching you stand in disbelief
I'm sorry but it wasn't my say
And I know you won't forgive me anyway

I'm a daydream sinner but it's all good
Got a transcendental thing to my look
In the mirror now, in the clear now

Not my fault you missed the subtle warnings
I'll be sneaking out in the morning
To a cloud now, and you can ask how

I'm sorry but it wasn't my say
And I know you won't forgive me anyway

I always wanted to play for Karma's team
I heard you got struck by lightning
I'm sorry but it wasn't my say
And I know you won't forgive me anyway
I know it's easy to blame a deity
As I'm watching you stand in disbelief
I'm sorry but it wasn't my say
And I know you won't forgive me anyway

Karma's Team

I'm not too comfortable in this space here
Guess I'd rather talk over paper

Old style refined, tasteful decor in the room
Dwindling smiles fade away so soon

We went up several floors, elevator doors
Closing shut just before we could make the buttons
Glow

A toast to us all having one more year
Dropping the ball, I'm falling behind here

We went up several floors, elevator doors
Closing shut just before we could make the buttons
Glow

Nine pairs of shoes at the side of the pool
That we all jumped into
(But I think it's all in my head)
Self-ordained critics debating artistic
Approaches to wisdom
(But I think it's all in their heads)
The Persistence of Memory swung from the balcony
Fell down into the street
(I think it's all in my head)
I was undecided 'bout being invited
Now I think I should've stayed home

We went up several floors, elevator doors
Closing shut just before we could make the buttons
Glow

Bright Young Things

I swear to god that I saw a stranger
She was walking through the crowd unknown
And her voice was more than a bit familiar
Like a version of myself from another world
(A little older, a little wiser, ah)
Oh but that would be impossible

Girls at Parties

Little Fuss