[Intro]
[Verse 1]
With the conviction of the woman you made me,
I find
Blades of grass from the island you lent me,
I find
On every floor, in every drawer
Though I m not an island, I m a body of water
Jeweled in the evening, a solitary daughter
If picked at by noon, by midnight I m ruined
[Chorus]
Leave me alone to the books and the radio snow
Leave me alone to the charcoal and the dancing shadow
[Verse 2]
If each blade of grass was meant here for me
Split apart, sliced, and wedged in for me
Who s gonna treat it? I m not going to need it
[Chorus]
Leave me alone to the books and the radio snow
Leave me alone to the charcoal and the dancing shadow
I am a lake, I don t need to be watered
I am an ocean, I don t need to barter
[Interlude]
I play with the moon, my only friend
It pushes it pulls me, I don t pay rent
I don t need the walls to bury my grave
I don t need your company to feel saved
I don t need the sunlight, my curtains don t draw
I don t need objects to keep or to pawn
I don t want your pity, concern, or your scorn
I m calm by my lonesome, I feel right at home
And when the wind blows I get to dancing
My fun is the rhythm of air when it s prancing
-repeat-
[Outro]
Leave me alone to the books and the radio snow
Leave me alone to the charcoal and the dancing shadow