Duet (Live from Walt Disney Concert Hall)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I've been away for far too long I've had my mind wrapped around this one song I heard last week on the radio while Driving near that place we used to go Where the tract homes all look the same With the roofs and the tiles and the similar frames All these streets are so wide, all those cars are so lame And on every block, I heard the whisper of your name [Verse 2] I spent so many evenings in my head I'd lie alone on an unmade bed Counting the minutes like numbered clocks Should I call, should I write, should I read, should I stop? I'm a child, I'm a ghost, I'm a slur, I'm a boast I'm a prince, I'm a king, I'm a rhyme, I'm a ring I'm unable to sleep, I'm unable to sing I'm a desperate and lonely, frightened, unholy thing [Bridge 1] And you'd say, "La la la, I'm so glad I'm over you" As you reach for your drink and you tell me you like my shoes And I smile like a wretch, there's not much else I can do I say, "I know what you mean, yeah it's weird for me too Besides, what would I sing about if I had you?" [Chorus] (Kinda sounds like) La la la... La la la... [Verse 3] I think maybe it was Radiohead That had this weird little beat and a keyboard instead Of guitar playing chords, I remember how bored You would get with those bands You always said they play the same three chords And you'd dance all around in your t-shirt and sing "Don't you love Modest Mouse and adore Promise Ring? Don't you wish that we could just avoid everything? Join a band, go on tour, and think of me when you sing?" [Bridge 2] And I'd think, "La la la, yeah that sounds okay to me" And you'd fall on the bed and I'd fall down to my knees And I'd smile like my life depended on it It's so weird I was mostly right about that Always eager to love and eager to leave [Chorus] La la la... La la la... La la la... La la la... [Outro] And I'd think, "La la la all this song is so untrue" As I stare at this fading side of you And we don't belong and it's all so wrong And you're beautiful with that gray scarf on I think, "Yeah, okay, but maybe it's just this song" And I miss you but it might just be the song