I finally had all my ducks in a row
Peace and quiet, the means of subtraction
And how she got in, I'm not sure that I know
Two weeks on and my spine was in traction, my eyes in a basket
Well, god in my heart is so out of phase
And that kind of girl she ain't nobody's daughter
I'm just not used to these powerful waves
She shallows the breath and I'm taking on water
What am I to do now?
I call on a beautiful wish with a moral compass
I better swim
Hide from my psychic derailleur
Drive this car to the sea
Spend the night as high as a cannon in a towering hemlock
But it's no use you can always be found
A creature of habit has no real protection
I'll tell her I leave if she don't settle down
She sees it's a lie on closer inspection
Like everyone else does
The running, a terrible chomp
All this smoke in my eyes
I'm just a simple man
Cursed with an honest heart
Why'd she go and tear it all apart?
The running, a terrible chomp
All this smoke in my eyes
I'm just a simple man
Cursed with an honest heart
Why'd she go and tear it all apart?
Peace and quiet, the means of subtraction
And how she got in, I'm not sure that I know
Two weeks on and my spine was in traction, my eyes in a basket
Well, god in my heart is so out of phase
And that kind of girl she ain't nobody's daughter
I'm just not used to these powerful waves
She shallows the breath and I'm taking on water
What am I to do now?
I call on a beautiful wish with a moral compass
I better swim
Hide from my psychic derailleur
Drive this car to the sea
Spend the night as high as a cannon in a towering hemlock
But it's no use you can always be found
A creature of habit has no real protection
I'll tell her I leave if she don't settle down
She sees it's a lie on closer inspection
Like everyone else does
The running, a terrible chomp
All this smoke in my eyes
I'm just a simple man
Cursed with an honest heart
Why'd she go and tear it all apart?
The running, a terrible chomp
All this smoke in my eyes
I'm just a simple man
Cursed with an honest heart
Why'd she go and tear it all apart?
Lyrics submitted by Konversekid, edited by Ryuhza, ninelights, Charbeeswax
Bait And Switch Lyrics as written by James Mercer
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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“It’s about this hapless man who’s fallen for a girl who’s just way too much for him to handle. Which is such a fucking comic and common thing to have happen, you know; you’ve seen it probably happen with your friends. The guy who ends up dating the stripper, or whatever, and like it’s just classic. Lyrically, it’s sympathetic to this guy who’s just sucked into something; he’s out of his league with his sexual attraction for this woman and her ability to manipulate him, and so on.”
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