Dilate Lyrics by Ani DiFranco

Dilate Lyrics

    life used to be life-like
    now it's more like showbiz
    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 your 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 use my dress
    to wipe up my drink
    i care less and less
    what people think
    and you are so lame
    you always dissapoint me
    it's kind of like our running joke
    but it's really not funny
    and 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 dialate

    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 everytime
    and 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 works like that don't matter
    but don't look so offended
    you know, you should be flattered
    and i wake up in the night
    in some big hotel bed
    and my hands grope for the light
    and 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

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