The Twilight Hour Lyrics - Singles - The The

You're laying on your bed and making shadows on the wall 

It's almost too hot to move, outside your window 

People are driving home from work for the weekend 

But you're waiting for the phone to ring 

You're gonna tell her exactly what you think 

You practice getting your mouth around the words 

That explain the way you feel, you've been scared to show 

Your real self, in case she doesn't like what she sees 

You've been a prostitute to humility, she's invaded your life 

And you've got to live apart in order to survive 

You were emotionally independent but starved of affection 

But now you've been trapped by tenderness 

And been beaten into submission 

It's now way past the hour she usually phones 

You've decided not to tell her your little joke 

Where could she have got to? Why is she torturing you? 

You roll on your side and run your fingers through your hair 

Your scared of losing her and facing yourself 

A red sky at night may be a shepherds delight 

But you're cutting chunks from your heart and rubbing the meat 

Into your eyes, she can't leave you now, you've given up 

All your friends, you're relying on her for your independence 

She can't leave you here alone and defenseless 

You're relying on her for your independence 

You're relying on her for your independence 

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