French Exit

Every time we speak,

you are spitting in my mouth.

If I don’t take you somewhere else,

I'm gonna pull my teeth right out.

Every time we meet,

you are shrieking in my ear.

If I don’t take you somewhere else,

you're gonna make this insincere, come on.

Everyone I loved,

kept me tangled in my heart.

You’ll tie that knot a bit too loose,

not enough to tease apart, come on.

Everyone I hold

holds me strangled, sweet and smart.

I’m not a puppy you take home,

don’t bother trying to fix my heart.