leeches

Darlin I'm a socialite Just give me a chance Watch me rectify my ignorance In someone else's plans Uneasy at thought of you Moving past the coast And I'm sure it's as unsettling As hearing all my prose My mouth is unraveled For all it's worth I'm speaking in my mother tongue To someone without the ear Butchering my father's language To someone who'll never hear If I finally find the words to say Would you stay with me here? I've been sleeping with the leeches Bloodletting to ease my fear Guilt's a better currency I pocket what I get When I tell you that I'm sorry To see if you believe me yet Masochist on seventh street We'll share something cold Was this the way god intended We would both get old? Do you still hear my feet on the floor? Speaking in my mother tongue To someone without the ear Butchering my father's language To someone who'll never hear If I finally find the words to say Would you stay with me here? I've been sleeping with the leeches Bloodletting to ease my fear I'm sleeping in new cities in your favorite shorts Funny what we say on what we can't ignore I'm sorry's just goodbye with a guilt complex for show If I knew better I'd know when to drop it and just let go Am I selling you on better With bite marks on my arms?