Aside Lyrics - Singles - The Weakerthans

Measure me in metered lines in one decisive stare 

The time it takes to get from here to there 

My ribs that show through t-shirts and these shoes I got for free 

I'm unconsoled, I'm lonely, I am so much better than I used to be 

Terrified of telephones and shopping malls and knives 

And drowning in the pools of other lives 

Rely a bit too heavily on alcohol and irony 

Get clobbered on by courtesy in love with love and lousy poetry 

And I'm leaning on this broken fence 

Between past and present tense 

And I'm losing all those stupid games 

That I swore I'd never play but it almost feels okay 

Circumnavigate this body of wonder and uncertainty 

Armed with every precious failure and amateur cartography 

I'm breathing deep before 

I spread those maps out on my bedroom floor 

And I'm leaning on this broken fence 

Between past and present tense 

And I'm losing all those stupid games 

That I swore I'd never play but it feels okay 

And I'm leaving with goodbye 

And I'm losing but I'll try 

With the last ways left to remember sing 

My imperfect offering