Distance
is the devil

Because when you give your heart
to someone far away
to someone distant
in anyway
it can tear you in two
without you even knowing it

Suddenly it's too late
to take back the I love yous
and you let yourself be ripped apart
by love

You start to realise
and you start to question
is it really worth it
but of course it is
because you're in love
it
just
hurts

Distance
is the devil

store away all the sweaters
cram the caps in a tote
jam the jackets on top
mend the mismatched mittens
bundle the boots in a box

shed away the winter skin
to let the summer sun kiss my cheeks

My favourite book
can't be your favourite book.
My favourite song
can't be your favourite song.

My favourite..
mine mine mine

I get possessive
of objects
of concepts
of things
that aren't really mine

And I must trust you a whole lot
if I tell you about my favourite books
and songs
and movies
and places

And I must love you I whole lot
if I give you my favourite books to read
and songs to listen to
and movies to watch
and places to go

Across the world
At 1:30 tomorrow
There is a place set for me
By a girl I've never met
In a house I've never been in
Next to people I've never heard the names of

But she greets me with open arms
And shows me off to her friends
We sit down with cakes
and lemonades
and teas
and ridiculous hats

And it feel like home

I hit play on the sound of a heart beat
boom boom
and I played other songs over it
boom boom
and I counted my own heart beat in time with it
boom boom
to know I am still alive
boom boom

Now my head is getting a little foggy
boom boom
like I've taken something I shouldn't have
boom boom
but it is only the heart beat
boom boom
filling my ears
boom boom
and taking away everything else

My body is getting a little heavy
boom boom
but weightless
boom boom
and I don't know if I'm thinking straight anymore
boom boom

boom boom

*boom boom

You can't fall in love with a girl
With a name like mine,
Or a brain like mine,
Or a heart like mine.
I'll be sweet,
And I'll be kind,
And you'll think I'm a perfect girl.
But you'll find my flaws,
And you'll find my lies,
And you won't want to love me,
Anymore.