Suspended Disbelief

Lyrical selections from the 1990s

Skeleton

Just one more skeleton in your closet,
one more faded memory
of a bright sunny day.
You brought me down to my knees
then you laughed when I cried
when you turned and walk away.

I used to think that you loved me
when you’d lie in my bed
and softly call my name.
I didn’t know that sex was your weapon
and I was just a toy
in your selfish little game.

From my window I can see
the junkies and the bums
begging for a dime.
They must be doing something right
because they’re happier than I am.

I once thought I was something special,
I didn’t know I was just your second choice.
Swept away by all your pretty words
I fell for the lip service
of your soft seductive voice.

And I waited for you
but you never came
and now my train is leaving the station
and I swear to myself
I won’t be back this way again.

From this window I can see
the junkies and the bums
waving bye-bye.
I think I’ll miss them most of all
because they’re the only ones lonelier than I am.

This song was long in the writing. It was a year and a half between writing the first half and last half. I started writing then just never finished. I like the bleak imagery though, feeling so low you envy winos for at least being numb. Muscially, I like the riff between the acoustic and the bass, built around an Em to D.