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(Even This Title Is A) Sad Cliché

from Criteria For Being by Scott Steven Erickson

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I keep writing songs to make our relationship
Seem much worse than it was
As a way to justify getting dumped
But now I’m struggling to believe this bullshit that I’m making up
Better internalize it, or at least disguise it,
And hide this vestigial love

For I’ll resort to platitudes in cases when they are true
And in this case the sad cliché remains
That I’m still in love with you

You cancelled our shared cards and comics discount card
And gave me half, though I’d put in less
It seemed like a gesture to make me feel better
But it just made me feel even guiltier at best
Especially the next time I picked up my Saga
And Gabi asked for our card
This tedious maintenance telling every acquaintance
Is part of what makes breakups so hard

So I noticed our fractured connection and tried to repair it
Bought a case of cheap wine, brought it home where I figured I’d share it
But tragedy struck putting the bottles on the shelf
I bumped your cow knickknack which caused it to fall
Broke off its leg, said I’d fix it with glue
Hope you don’t think it’s a metaphor about me and you
Though it’s hard to deny that in many ways it was pretty symbolic
Which might explain why lately I’ve been melancholic

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from Criteria For Being, released September 29, 2018
Special thanks to Sarah Shay for helping me figure out the right title for this song.

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