T.O.J.

[Hook]

And you can tell that maybe time is out of joint my love

So this is maybe just an SOS shrapnel, an echo of dead sentiment

Measurement tossed to nothing for no one a wasted effort, a shrug

Or maybe resonate, incurable romantic defunct in the face of fact

Blackboard formula erased by the next class

But the outlines still intact, and I see it

And I'm still not sure of the meaning

But I'll say it, write it down, and read it for you

[Verse 1]

No protective leathery flesh of emotional chain-mail

(No running shoes) No running, no locking doors, no anger

(No e-mail) No voicemail communication or strangulation

Or distortion of purity sentiment

No fantasy of reconciliation or delusion of no revenge

(No bullshit) No codes or hidden agendas, no preaching

(No pedestal) No standing on the pulpit, no ego, no new speak or freakish lingo

(Here I go...)

I haven't loved many people

I grew up afraid that I was crazy

And one time when I was deep inside your body you purred

And I was sure that you were gonna have my baby

[Hook]

And you can tell that maybe time is out of joint my love

So this is maybe just an SOS shrapnel, an echo of dead sentiment

Measurement tossed to nothing for no one a wasted effort, a shrug

And you can tell that maybe time is out of joint my love

So this is maybe just an SOS shrapnel, an echo of dead sentiment

Measurement tossed to nothing for no one a wasted effort, a shrug

I used to be in love

[Interlude]

I don’t really uh, feel very clever right now

[Verse 2]

Everything you said I took it all to heart

And you sparked a change in me

Before I could become a new sun I had to fall apart

And I can see that now

And I wish you well

Cause you saw what was good in me

And I'll be God damned if I didn't see that myself

And everything you are

I look at that with pride

Before I could become a grown man I had to lose my mind

Had to lose my mind

And I see that now

And I wish you well

Cause I see what's good in you

And I'll be God damned if you can't see that yourself