Ready to Settle

Lyrics

[MARIE] Grabbed the moon, full of hope Fell to earth without rope Heart as heavy as a stone Been betrayed, been abused Spirit flayed and ego bruised Everybody dies alone I always knew before he flew He was too good for me Now I'm here with you How more different could you be? You're just like me, alone and sad And in this light, you don't look so bad I've had the best, now I need a rest Just someone who'd do And I'm ready to settle for you This feeling like a cancer grows Feel the rot between my toes [MARIE & BACKUP SINGER] Why take another breath? For now I see that all life brings Is a string of disappointing things And in the end, cold death We're both aware this love we share Can't even fill a room And so we talk too loud To drown out the desperate gloom [MARIE, BACKUP SINGER, MARIE & BACKUP SINGER] My heart is dead (Heart is dead) A hollow bone (Hollow bone) I'm filled with dread I'll end up alone I'll move in my stuff, act like it's enough I'm past thirty-two (Past thirty-two) And I'm ready to settle for you See the happy people laughing They're all deaf and blind (Blind and deaf) Why should we go on searching For something we won't find? (There's no hope) Why should we pretend we're happy too? (You know we're not) I'd rather just stay home and sulk with you You're just like me, alone and sad And in the dark, you don't look so bad It's nice to know that you'll never go 'Cause if not me, then who? (If not me, then who?) And I'm ready to settle for you Ready to settle for you Ready to settle for you Ready to settle for you Ready to settle for you