Sun shining over your head, across the bluest sky
Nose to nose, you say my name, baby one more time
I remember running through the fear and all
I remember every word, every single call
I wandered around alone in a trance
Smilin’ at strangers, swearin’ the world was dancing
High, so high, playin back those tired eyes
Lookin me up and down and, puttin your lips on mine, and
I know it’s pathetic
To be holding on like this
Oh but you’re the only one
That I can’t forget
I can’t forget
Early winter, bodies tangled, you’re quietly breathing
The last time you’d ever kiss me and mean it
Why, oh why, the doubt crept onto your face
You never gave me a reason for wanting to throw it away, yeah
I know it’s pathetic
To be holding on like this
Oh but you’re the only one
That I can’t forget
I can’t forget
Oh, you shook off all of my love and
You left it bit by bit
I’m lying on the floor
Surrounded by what’s left of it
I know that it’s pathetic
You’re gone and, I know it’s
Pathetic, pathetic, I get it
Looking me up and down and, putting your lips on mine and
I know it’s pathetic
To be holding on like this
Oh but you’re the only one
I can’t forget
I can’t forget
Oh I swore you were the one
Did you forget?
Cause I can’t forget
Oh, you shook off all of my love and
You left it bit by bit
I’m lying on the floor
Surrounded by what’s left of it
I know that it’s pathetic
You’re gone and, I know it’s
Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic
Baby I’m pathetic, pathetic, I get it
credits
from Lightning - EP,
released January 7, 2014
Written & Composed by Tamara Laurel McGuckin, Graham Bockmiller, and Stephen Derek Johnson
Arranged by Tamara Laurel McGuckin and Stephen Johnson
Produced by Tamara Laurel McGuckin, Stephen Johnson, and Luke Tozour
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Phil Allen at Harmony Studios in West Hollywood, CA, and Luke Tozour at Timpani Studios in Venice, CA
Additional Tracking by Nils Montan
Guitars, Piano, Drums, Additional Percussion by Stephen Johnson
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