Historical Fiction

I don't want to feel this So why'd I acknowledge it Emotion swears it's gonna last But now I'm too smart for that I set it in motion Drew a falsifiable conclusion Sidled up to an illusion A clock watcher's work is never done I don't have to commit to caring about you You're gonna make me a fool if it's the first thing you do I don't have to continue to care when you're Technically a fictional character If you can't prove you're really there Then I don't have to commit to care, though you Taught me those card games And told me your secret middle name Remembering the way you taste Remembering the way I ached To forge a connection With a fellow human being Sunk the costs since I was diving in But then you used up all the oxygen I don't have to commit to caring about you You're gonna make me a fool if it's the first thing you do I don't have to continue to care when you're Not in my cinematic universe When at best you're not all there, I'm just Not down to keep your balls in the air and commit Commit to care It wasn't all in my head Darling, I've got witnesses And if it's all a game to you I'll just make up my own rules I can leave you off the album I can lock you in the vault I can strike you from the setlist Or simply tell the world it's all your fault