London

[Verse 1]

Bougainvilleas fall into the pool

The hard shelled bugs bite my forearm

My right index fingernail chewed to the quick

My cervix is alarmed, scared even

[Verse 2]

My sprinklers go off at 6 PM each day

And sometimes they spray unsuspecting visitors

My pimples are gooses all over my legs

My brow is furrowed and my vision is blurred

[Chorus]

And how I do love London

And how I do love London

[Verse 3]

The birds make guttural sounds and protect me

My friends come to visit and love me a lot

I don't have the energy to fill them in

I am lagged by the jet and the 12 hour flight

[Chorus]

And how I do love London

And how I do love London

[Verse 4]

I am intrigued by the boy with the androgynous songs

Sometimes they rhyme sometimes they rhyme not

The steam will smell of eucalyptus in the shower

The hug will feel forced upon you inconsolable thing

[Chorus]

And how I do love London

And how I do love London

[Bridge]

Deep breaths will not make my brain stand still

To be loved and swallowed or single and depraved

I love speaking French to the taxi drivers

We slept and were cold on the train out of France

[Chorus]

And how I do love London

And how I do love London