elephant (from the stairwell)

a lil draft of a lil love song

Lyrics:
I’m afraid of puppets 
And you’re afraid of ghosts 
Let’s just forget about the whole thing and drive down to the coast 
And we can sit for hours as the sun dips below the sea
I’ll rent a motel room for you and me 

Who’s to judge when the slims are pickin
Duck duck goose and I’m a chicken 
Play it cool like a frozen grape 
My mind’s about as clear as black duct tape
I got a bag of old bugles and a VCR 
Watch an old movie and play guitar 
Two cups of OJ and a diet sprite 
I think together we can make it one spell of a night 

So make your mat on the floor with blankets from the bed
You’ll pretend it’s boho chic and I’ll pretend we’re wed 
And we’ll sing Chance 
And in our heads we’ll dance 
I’ll say I love you a lot 
You’ll say music is all we got 

Who’s to judge when the slims are pickin
Duck duck goose and I’m a chicken 
Play it cool like a frozen grape 
My mind’s about as clear as black duct tape
I got a bag of old bugles and a VCR 
Watch an old movie and play guitar 
Two cups of OJ and a diet sprite 
I think together we can make it one spell of a night 

And they might say we’re just a little too rebellious
Out of touch and a touch too overzealous 
But as for me, I say the masses are the jealous 
Cuz we’ll sing Chance 
And in our heads we’ll dance 
Sayin you don’t want no problem 
Hey let’s make ourselves an album 
And although returning’s useless 
I will still be missing Houston 
And I’ll drive my new used Subaru to the moon with you

spell of a night (take 1)

lyrics:

You arrive at 7:30
My short shorts and shoes are dirty 
You’re a picture of swagger and style 
And I’m the whitest boy on the track team by a mile 

I take it slow cuz I don’t wanna scare you
As if the speed of my words could prepare you
I guess you heard that I got into Texas 
I don’t know what to say, I didn’t expect this 

Holding hands in the back of your parents car 
Flashback to peach fuzz on acne scars 
Lips touch in the shape of two crescents
The first kiss of our adolescence 

Now I’m up on the ninth mile early morning 
Your voice is dressed like a warning 
When you say I heard the big bad news 
And one of us is gonna have to choose

Seems wrong that it should end 
Seems wrong that we should just be friends

And it’s like something from a teenage movie 
She kisses me and it cuts right through me 
We’re meeting after class where she can say her last goodbyes 
And she looks at me apologetic
‘Cause we’re going to different colleges 
And I can’t meet her eyes and I think she knows exactly why 

She says you can’t hold me from a distance lover 
Lucky for her, I’m a distance runner

Now we live in a state of denial 
Like sure I just didn’t mean to dial you 
But I haven’t seen your face in a while 
And it’s been ages since I’ve run a mile 

Maybe you thought enough was enough 
As if it hasn’t been 28 months 
And maybe we were in love 
And maybe I should know better 

But it’s like something from a teenage movie 
She kisses me and it cuts right through me 
We’re meeting after class where she can say her last goodbyes 
And she looks at me apologetic
‘Cause we’re going to different colleges 
And I can’t meet her eyes and I think she knows exactly why 

She says you can’t hold me from a distance lover 
Lucky for her, I’m a distance runner

You can’t hold me from a distance lover
Lucky for her I’m a distance runner 
You can’t go in for a kiss then cover 
You be sure you’re gonna miss this summer

Lucky for her I’m a distance runner
You can’t go in for a kiss then cover
(I say) some day you are gonna miss this

It’s like something from a teenage movie 
She kisses me and it cuts right through me 
We’re meeting after class where she can say her last goodbyes 
And she looks at me apologetic
‘Cause we’re going to different colleges 
And I can’t meet her eyes and I think she knows exactly why 


I say you can’t go in for a kiss then cover 
You be sure you’re gonna miss this summer 

You can’t hold me from a distance lover 
Lucky for her, I’m a distance runner

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