From The Bills’ 2012 album “Yes Please“
You looked so withered as you bent your head down towards the floor you didn’t want to hold it up anymore
And as I looked upon the ground and saw the sheddings of what I would compare to the losing of my hair
I felt so bad as I knew I was the only one to keep you from dying I wasn’t crying but
I made a promise to myself that if I couldn’t manage you then I shouldn’t be responsible for me
There is no way that you can get up on your own and walk across the room pour yourself a glass of water You must just sit there in a rage contemplating why I pay no attention to your silent way of screaming.
It’s just a Phase you survived through once before It’s not so nice I’ve done it twice now
And now your green has turned to brown and that reflects the way the ground is dry cause I left you to die
I said I wasn’t gonna to let you down
Now I’m never gonna to let you down again
So once again it’s time to say I’m sorry and put you by the window and turn up the heat. And just like you I’ll turn over a new leaf again but a little bit slower than all the other times I think about all the people I rely on who keep me in water why should they bother?
I see the way your crooked stem has had to curve and had to bend all around
Cause your stuck there in the ground
I said I wasn’t gonna let you down
Now I’m never gonna let you down again
I said I wasn’t gonna let you down
And now I’m never gonna let you down again
And when you’re happy I just know cause you find a way to show it but you never stamp your feet or clap your hands. I don’t believe in hocus pocus but I think I found a focus that I finally can understand.
I never talk to you cause I don’t talk to myself much unless I’m singing
Now that I’m singing I hope you can appreciate the words I’m saying
I guess I’m praying for you