Difranco Ani Dilate Lyrics

Dilate Lyrics

life used to be life-like
now it's more like show biz
i wake up in the
night
and i don't know where the bathroom is
and i don't know what town
i'm in
or what sky i am under
and i wake up in the darkness and
i
don't have the will anymore to wonder
everyone has a skeleton
and a
closet to keep it in
and you're mine
every song has a you
a you that
the singer sings to
and you're it this time
baby, you're it this
time
when i need to wipe my face
i use the back of my hand
and i like
to take up space
just because i can
and i used my dress
to wipe up my
drink
i care less and leass
what poeple think
and you are so
lame
you always disappoint me
it's kinda like our running joke
but
it's really not funny
i just want you to live up to
the image of you i
create
i see you and i'm so unsatisfied
i see you and i dilate
so i'll
walk the plank
and i'll jump with a smile
if i'm gonna go down
i'm
gonna do it with style
and you won't see me surrender
you won't hear me
confess
'cuz you've left me with nothing
but i've worked with less
and
i learn every room long enough
to make it to the door
and then i hear it
click shut behind me
and every key works differently
i forget every
time
and the forgetting defines me
that's what defines me
when i say
you sucked my brain out
the english translation
is i am in love with
you
and it is no fun
but i don't use words like love
'cuz words like
that don't matter
but don't look so offended
you know, you should be
flattered
i wake up in the night
in some big hotel bed
my hands grope
for the light
my hands grope for my head
the world is my oyster
the
road is my home
and i know that i'm better
off alone