Martha Wainwright Album

Poetry is no place for a heart that's a whore
And I'm young & I'm strong
But I feel old & tired
Overfired

And I've been poked & stoked
It's all smoke, there's no more fire
Only desire
For you, whoever you are
For you, whoever you are

You say my time here has been some sort of joke
That I've been messing around
Some sort of incubating period
For when I really come around
I'm cracking up
And you have no idea

No idea how it feels to be on your own
In your own home
with the fucking phone
And the mother of gloom
In your bedroom
Standing over your head
With her hand in your head
With her hand in your head

I will not pretend
I will not put on a smile
I will not say I'm all right for you
When all I wanted was to be good
To do everything in truth
To do everything in truth

Oh I wish I wish I wish I was born a man
So I could learn how to stand up for myself
Like those guys with guitars
I've been watching in bars
Who've been stamping their feet to a different beat
To a different beat
To a different beat

I will not pretend
I will not put on a smile
I will not say I'm all right for you
When all I wanted was to be good
To do everything in truth
To do everything in truth

You bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody...

I will not pretend
I will not put on a smile
I will not say I'm all right for you
For you, whoever you are
For you, whoever you are

I will internalize everything
I will hold back the pain
And I will count the raindrops
That fall on my head
From above & below
And I am wet & weak
I am wet & weak

Cause I have seen the light
And it's in, it's in your eyes
I have seen the light
And it's in, it's in your eyes

I can get used to anything
As long as it's shit-stained
And I will bleed on your knees
And I am comfortable on my knees
In the corner whispering, whispering, whispering
Whispering "please"

Cause I have seen the light
And it's in, it's in your eyes
I have seen the light
And it's in, it's in your eyes

And the moon is lost every night
When you turn on those eyes
And the stars go dark too
When you say those words
"I love you"

Cause I have seen the light
And it's in, it's in your eyes
I have seen the light
And it's in, it's in your eyes
I have seen the light

When the day is short
And the nights are long
It's a different world
Where the rules are wrong

And I, I will go home with who
Whoever is sure
Are you sure?

And I don't care if you
If you love me tomorrow just
Love me tonight & I
I will be all right
I'll be all right
I'll be all right
Until tomorrow night

And it's oh so long
Meet your, meet your friends at the bar
And is that who those people are?
They they seem so very...oh, far
They seem so far
Is that who they really are?

And on the jukebox is your
Is your only song & I
I have never remembered the words
Now I've waited, waited too long
I've waited too long
Our love is gone

No more sober words of love
No more walks in the park side
No more sweet & shy touches, yeah
We're just lovers in the dark
Feel nothing, leave no mark
But it was fun when we saw sparks

When the day is short
And the nights are long
It's a different world
Where the rules are wrong

I'll be all right

It's over before it ever got started
It's over before it ever got started
It doesn't suit me to smile
I might just sit here & cry a while

Oh oh breathin's getting a little harder & harder
Oh oh breathin's getting a little harder & harder
Oh oh breathin's getting a little harder & harder

Oh babe you've got me comin' on way too strong

It's over before it ever got started
The girl next door can sing
But she ain't in the pain I'm in
I'm an artist
I've even slit my wrists

Oh oh breathin's getting harder & harder
Oh oh breathin's getting harder & harder
Oh oh breathin's getting harder & harder

Oh baby you've got me comin' on way too strong
Oh baby I never wanted to need your love
Your secret's not safe with me
Oh I'll even lie to be free
I'll divulge everything
You can be blessed for your sins

Oh oh breathin's getting a little harder & harder
Oh oh breathin's getting a little harder & harder

How soon will I be seeing you?
How soon?
I wish I really knew
And when will I be hearing
Words I want to hear
Pretty little love words
Whispered in, in my ear

How soon will I be seeing you
And dance the way we used to do?
I see the starlight gleaming
Forgive me if I'm dreaming
Tell me, honey, now
How soon?

And when will I be hearing
Words I want to hear?
Pretty little love words
Whispered in, in my ear
How soon will I be seeing you
And dance the way we used to do?

I see the starlight gleaming
Forgive me if I'm dreaming
Tell me, honey, now
How soon?

I see the starlight gleaming
Forgive me if I'm dreaming
Tell me, honey, now