I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London underground when it struck me
That I’ve been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
So I changed my plans I rented a camera and a van and then I called you
“I need you to pretend that we are in love again” and you agreed to

I want so badly to believe that “there is truth, that love is real”
And I want life in every word to the extent that it’s absurd

I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and I yelled “quiet on the set” and then called “action!”
And I kissed you in a style that Clark Gable would have admired (I thought it classic)

I want so badly to believe that “there is truth, that love is real”
And I want life in every word to the extent that it’s absurd

I know you’re wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?

You are bout as reliable as paper shoes in bad weathers,
But pain will roll off like water on feathers.

When the joys of living just leave you cold
Frozen from the failing mess you’ve made your own
And if you want an ending to your screenplay life
Well here’s the consolation
That will change your heart and mind

And all the glitz messiah’s just pass the time
A cure for no real sickness, cross your hopes and die
Your supermarket jesus comes with smiles and lies
Where justice he delays is always justice he denies

Early thursday mornings
Wipe away the flies
The crossfire fight for action
In between your thighs
And every touch is sacred
When they leave the room
If i have to switch the lights off
I wanna switch them off with you