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Song written in 2 parts: (1) from a poem/melody that Leah wrote; (2) from a song that Gillian had started, but had difficulty finishing. We squished 'em together!
lyrics
Leah:
Buttons are a curious thing:
To bind, conceal, and catch.
A tempting, curved, alluring shape
Revealed behind the latch.
Intimidation sparks your tongue:
A shy word with a need
To hear a covert compliment,
Or sated sigh from me
Gillian:
I sit alone in the dark shadows
The glimmer of the disco glows
Shining like the sparks in eyes of lovers
On nights in cold December.
So I round the block, (nearly two o'clock)
The ticking of my time bomb stops
And I rush to see if he's waited for me
The time has caught me finally
Leah & Gillian (Simultaneously):
L: Intimidation sparks your tongue,
A shy word with a need
To hear a covert compliment
Or sated sigh from me
G: But I don't go where I'm s'posed to
No, I don't go where I'm s'posed to.
Leah:
If you listen very closely to
The subtle song I sing
You may witness the deluge,
Relieve tactile weaving.
But solitary, once again!
(Your peak, a solo number)
I feign relaxed complacency
While you enjoy your slumber.
Gillian:
So if you feel a bite in the middle of the night
It's not me it's--
Both:
--just my appetite
Gillian:
For I yearn and crane for something I can't name
While you all play love like it's a game
Leah & Gillian (Simultaneously):
L: Intimidation sparks your tongue,
A shy word with a need
To hear a covert compliment
Or sated sigh from me
G: And it makes me strain my voice
And I've got no fucking choice
But to deal with all this noise
That I'm hating
L: But solitary, once again!
(Your peak, a solo number)
I feign relaxed complacency
While you enjoy your slumber.
G: And I come out of the wood work
Just to piece myself together
And If you must be the scissor
I'll be the paper
Both:
OH!
credits
released May 6, 2009
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