How Very Strange

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Claudia Gonson Stephin Merritt] How very strange I ever kissed you A little aphrodisia It seems so improbable now A little anesthesia How strange that when you left I missed you I put a little heroin I can't think why, I can't think how In everything you took in [Verse 2] How very strange I once adored you My hobby's domination I thought you walked out of some dream With a sideline in voodoo But now the way I felt toward you You're an abomination I find puzzling in the extreme for this I feel as you do [Verse 3] How very strange I was your cash cow Everyone's good for something Bought every round until you passed out I think I like this rum thing I wouldn't let you lick my trash now I've got a whole new project I spell your name with an umlaut Your name? I don't recollect [Verse 4] How very strange I ever chased you My hobby's psychopharmacology As though you were my heart's one goal I give my love without apology And how grotesque! When I embraced you Loathing physical contact It thrilled me to my very soul I'd rather keep things abstract How very strange I ever kissed you