Thanks But No Thanks

thanks but no thanks

What am I supposed to do
With all the things I never said
It doesn't make them any less true
if they're kept inside my head
There's more to add to our story
I'm flipping through pamphlets in purgatory

So thanks for these words
You wish no one ever heard
Why are we fighting
I wish the same thing
Thanks for the pain
That became my refrain
I'd give up all my writing
All the songs I'd sing
Not to go through this again

You don't care I'm in disrepair
Hung like a weeping willow
While your night's sleep is always deep
On the cool side of the pillow
You aren't disturbed by our platonic demotion
How could I fall for someone with animatronic emotions

So thanks for these words
You wish no one ever heard
Why are we fighting
I wish the same thing
Thanks for the pain
That became my refrain
I'd give up all my writing
All the songs I'd sing
Not to go through this again

So this is it then
You're my friend
Her smile's my arrival at the end

It's all written down
That means that it's over
Only words of despair flow out like wine
Playing the sad clown
As the world's performer
Using our breakdown as the blueprint's design

So thanks for these words
You wish no one ever heard
Why are we fighting
I wish the same thing
Thanks for the pain
That became my refrain
I'd give up all my writing
All the songs I'd sing
Not to go through this again