Arab Strap
Sociometer Blues
[Verse 1]
I woke up this morning and opened you up with a squeeze and a tender caress
We locked horns right away, I was shit on your shoe
I took a dressing down before I got dressed
[Pre-Chorus]
I come to you for confirmation, testimony, adulation; education, excitation, palpitation and flirtation
But you give me aggravation, insult and disinformation; hatred, bias and predation, suicidal ideation
[Chorus]
You take all my time, you take all my strength, you steal my love
You are the worst friend I've ever had
I let you inside, I follow you blind, I take your lead
Now I am a distant pal, an absent Dad
[Bridge 1]
My fingerprints all ovеr your body, your talons dug into my mind
My nucleus acumbens is putty in your hands, so go easy on mе
Please be kind
[Chorus]
I let you inside, I follow you blind, I take your lead
Now I am a fat recluse, a steaming ghost
You take all my time, you take all my strength, you steal my love
You are a barstool bore, a reckless host
[Bridge 2]
Forged in the loins of the wild, wild west-taste the testosterone, smell all that ego!
Toys for the boys, but we think we're blessed
Wherever they're taking us, that's where we go
[Verse 2]
When will I be cured of this crippling fucking FOMO?
You won't down for half an hour, and it felt good
I accepted then that you would never light this face again, but I
Crumbled when you came back
You knew I would
Now my eyes are on fire and my thumbs are numb
But look at these numbers, see how you want me
A slave to your rhythms, the beats of your drum
You love me then leave me, then test me and taunt me
[Chorus]
You take all my time, you take all my strength, you steal my love
(You bait me and hate me)
I let you inside, I follow you blind, I take your lead
(You shame me and maim me)
[Outro]
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Your thoughts and opinions are not my own
My thoughts and opinions are not your own
Our thoughts and opinions are not our own