look outside it's nice enough

but we'll stay in with all our stuff

this is dedication more than love

my cowardice is what you need

so your vanities can breed

plant your flowers in my weeds



When I call you beautiful

it's cause I can

and when you think I'm sucking up

I sort of am

the little lies that make you feel good

I say more often that I should



'cause I'm a low level rebel

I jaywalk to beat the devil

I'm no bass but lots of treble

all the things about me are forced

a costume party or compulsory course

so let's get right to the source



When I call you beautiful

it's cause I can

and when you think I'm sucking up

I sort of am

the little lies that make you feel good

I say more often than I should

so I can never make you mad...



any change will bring on pain

so I deny it all the same

so I can never make you mad

never make you mad