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  1. Tracks
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TRACK

John Mayer

Comfortable

Release date: 24th September 1999

From Inside Wants Out
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About This Track

Mayer sketches a portrait of comfortable love gone stale, one built on habit rather than spark. The song moves between memory and present tense, contrasting a chaotic earlier relationship defined by spontaneity and mess with a new one that feels safe but hollow. His ex crashed shopping carts and had a dirty mouth; his current partner reads the Bible and poses for pictures that aren't being taken. The specificity is cutting, each detail a small indictment of the performance required to be "perfect". The chorus lands the central tension: their old love was "comfortable and so broken in", a phrase that holds both affection and resignation. Mayer's guitar work is restrained, letting the lyrical argument breathe. By the final verse, the choice is clear. He wants back what was messy and real, not what is flawless and false.

"Comfortable" is a track by John Mayer, from the album Inside Wants Out, released 24th September 1999. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

John Mayer

John Mayer

Lyrics

Comfortable

[Verse 1]

I just remembered, that time at the market

Snuck up behind me and jumped on my shopping cart

And rode down, aisle 5

You looked behind you to smile back at me

Crashed into a rack full of magazines

They asked us if we could leave

Can't remember, what went wrong last September

Though I'm sure that you'd remind me, if you had to

[Chorus 1]

Our love was, comfortable and

So broken in

[Verse 2]

I sleep with this new girl I'm still getting used to

My friends all approve, say she's going to be good for you

They throw me, high fives

She says the bible is all that she reads

And prefers that I not use profanity

Your mouth was so dirty

Life of the party

And she swears that she's artsy

But you could distinguish

Miles from Coltrane

[Chorus 1]

Our love was, comfortable and

So broken in

She's perfect

So flawless

Or so they say

Say

[Verse 3]

She thinks I can't see the smile that she's faking

And poses for pictures that aren't being taken

I loved you

Grey sweat pants, no makeup, so perfect

[Chorus 2]

Our love was, comfortable and

So broken in

She's perfect

So flawless

I'm not impressed

I want you back

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From Inside Wants Out

1999
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Clay Cook, John Mayer
    Producer
    John Mayer
    Bass
    Matt Mangano
    Drums
    Stephen Roberson
    Mastering Engineer
    Glen Matullo
    Mixing Engineer
    Russ Fowler
    Recording Engineer
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    Strings Arranger
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